Verona Trip Overview
Follow the guide, your local insider, and stroll through the old town to discover the most beautiful places of the city. Discover the squares of the city, stopping to admire, from the outside, the most important monuments. See the medieval Castelvecchio and its Scaligero Bridge, the Gavi’s arch and learn about the ancient Roman past of the city.
After a short walk you’ll reach Piazza Bra and the Arena amphitheater, one of the symbols of the city, famous for the Opera season. Listen to stories and curiosities about the Roman structure of the city and see the ruins still well preserved.
Pass by Porta Borsari until the famous Piazza delle Erbe, the ancient Roman forum. Admire the frescoes of the palaces, the local market and Torre dei Lamberti. On the shade of the tower there’s a beautiful square: Piazza dei Signori, where you’ll see the statue of Dante Alighieri, world-famous Italian poet.
Finally you’ll listen legends and tales about Romeo and Juliet and see the romantic balcony.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Verona, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Verona, Veneto, Italy
Follow the guide, your local insider, and stroll through the old town to discover the most beautiful places of the city. Discover the squares of the city, stopping to admire, from the outside, the most important monuments. See the medieval Castelvecchio and its Scaligero Bridge, the Gavi’s arch and learn about the ancient Roman past of the city.
After a short walk you’ll reach Piazza Bra and the Arena amphitheater, one of the symbols of the city, famous for the Opera season. Listen to stories and curiosities about the Roman structure of the city and see the ruins still well preserved.
Pass by Porta Borsari until the famous Piazza delle Erbe, the ancient Roman forum. Admire the frescoes of the palaces, the local market and Torre dei Lamberti. On the shade of the tower there’s a beautiful square: Piazza dei Signori, where you’ll see the statue of Dante Alighieri, world-famous Italian poet.
Finally you’ll listen legends and tales about Romeo and Juliet and see the romantic balcony.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Ponte Scaligero, Corso Castelvecchio 2, 37121, Verona Italy
It connects the Verona’s late-medieval castle to the Adige’s left bank. It was almost destroyed in a bombing and later fully rebuilt looking precisely similar to the original one.
Pass By: Museo di Castelvecchio, Corso Castelvecchio 2, 37121, Verona Italy
It’s located in the eponymous medieval castle.
Pass By: Arco dei Gavi, Corso Cavour 2, 37121, Verona Italy
It is an elegant I century AD construction of the Roman architect Vitruvio, that celebrates the glory of the gens Gavia, an important Roman family of Verona.
Stop At: Arena di Verona, Piazza Bra 1, 37121, Verona Italy
It was built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, in the Augustan period. Still today the Arena is the famous setting for Verona’s spectacular opera season.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Casa di Giulietta, Via Cappello 23, 37121, Verona Italy
You will see the courtyard of the Capuleti’s house, where the famous protagonist of the Shakespearean tragedy lived.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Romeo’s House (Casa di Romeo), Via delle Arche Scaligeri, 37121, Verona Italy
Romeo’s house is a medieval palace in the centre of Verona. Until the early fourteenth century it was the home of the Montecchi family who, according to legends and literary texts, was Romeo’s family.The building is private, inhabited, and we can only see it from the outside
Stop At: Piazza Bra, 37121, Verona Italy
It’s the largest piazza in Verona, is lined with numerous cafés and restaurants, along with several charming buildings
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Arche Scaligere, Via Santa Maria in Chavica near Piazza dei Signori, Verona Italy
It’s the Scaligeri cemetery. As well as several sarcophagi, we find the three wonderful arches built for Cangrande I, Mastino II and Cansignorio.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Piazza delle Erbe, 37121, Verona Italy
It was the Forum, centre of city life during Roman times. The centre of the square contains the monuments that symbolise the different rulers of Verona: the most famous is the fountain, built during Scaligeri rule.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Piazza dei Signori, Verona Italy
The Piazza dei Signori was the former centre of power in Verona. A large statue by the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri has dominated the square since 1865 and gave the square the nickname “Piazza Dante”.
Duration: 5 minutes
