Verona Arena Tours and Activities

Verona Arena is the third largest Roman amphitheater in the world and host to the renowned Verona Summer Opera Festival, but it’s not unusual to spend over an hour queuing to get in. This guided tour ensures skip-the-line entrance, so you can explore inside the ancient wonder without having to wait in line.

Explore the romantic city of Verona on this guided walking tour. Discover why Shakespeare wrote about the city and why UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site as you walk past monuments, busy squares, and quaint alleyways. Then head to the Verona Arena with skip-the-line access to marvel at the ancient Roman amphitheater constructed in pink marble as your guide informs you of its history and stories.

Bring to life the story of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers on this walking tour through the evocative, historic heart of Verona. See for yourself why the city’s ancient Roman landmarks and medieval squares provided the perfect backdrop for the romantic tragedy as a guide shares the legends behind landmarks like the Scala family tombs, the Madonna Verona fountain, and Juliet’s House and Balcony.

Verona is best known as the setting for Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, but it also has a complex history on par with any Italian city. This tour offers a unique way to learn about the darker sides of Verona’s past while taking a guided walk through its historic center. The goal is to make visitors step back in time and learn about the notorious murders, torture stories, family tombs, and beheaded skeletons of one of the world’s most romantic towns.

Get familiar with wonderful Verona, an eye-pleasing ancient city that offers churches and palaces, squares and cobblestoned streets. This guided tour gives you an in-depth look at Verona as you explore its highlights including the 2,000-year-old Arena di Verona and Juliet's balcony. Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group tour, ensuring a more personalized experience.

Take a moonlight tour of Verona and explore the city in the calmer evening hours with a guide. After leaving Piazza Erbe, you'll stroll around Verona's romantic alleyways and streets, listening to stories about the poets, painters, and dreamers who have fallen for the city's charms. See the Lovers' Well (Pozzo dell'Amore), Porta Borsari, and the Castelvecchio, and leave the tour armed with tips for the best wine bars in town.

Verona is a charming and unique italian city. Discover it with a local and a Professional Licensed Tour Guide, a tour guide who was born in Verona and still lives there. Walk on its open and colorful squares, learn about its glorious past and its lively present. Admire the beauty of its highlights and discover its hidden corners and gems. Follow the water of the river surrounding the old town, and look at the enchanting hills with their vineyards, cypress and olive trees. Finally you will fall in love with Verona!

Explore Verona on a walking tour, then finish with wine and snacks in one of the city’s wine bars. This afternoon experience introduces you to city highlights such as Verona Arena and Juliet’s House as well as the tucked-away treasures that many visitors miss. Hear the tragic legend of the Well of Love, and learn about the excavations of the Scavi Scaligeri site as you explore.

Setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Verona is rich in historic and cultural treasures. See the highlights in just hours without the hassle of a map and guidebook with this tour that takes in both the city’s iconic sights and little-known gems. Visit the Roman Arena, Juliet’s House, and other landmarks, tour the historic Jewish quarter, and pop into a local wine shop to taste Amarone, Recioto, and other area wines.

Get access to a private, hidden garden during this wine tasting tour in Verona. Learn about the secrets of top-quality valpolicella while enjoying tastings in a flower garden overlooking the River Adige. Your guide will provide in-depth tasting notes and commentary on the local culinary culture.

Enjoy an alternative sightseeing experience of Verona on a Segway tour of the glittering city. With a professional guide, cruise to popular attractions like the Basilica of St Anastasia and Porta Palio while listening to illuminating commentary. Travel at a leisurely pace to visit ancient landmarks like the Arena di Verona, a colossal Roman amphitheatre, and the Castelvecchio. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to eight people.

Get a feel for the atmosphere of Verona on this short walking tour that covers the city center’s highlights. In addition to navigating, your guide offers trivia and stories often missed by visitors about each landmark on the itinerary, from one of the largest amphitheaters in Italy to the balcony that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Famous for its romantic, Shakespearean associations, and also home to Roman-era ruins, Verona offers visitors a variety of attractions to discover. On this introductory walking tour, you’ll be given the perfect overview of its key sights, from Juliet’s House and the Piazza Bra (home to a Roman amphitheater) to the subterranean Scavi Scaligeri ruins. As you go, listen to your guide and learn all about Verona’s wealth of history.

You will go on a unique itinerary by bike that reveals Verona highlights and hidden corners at their best, accompanied by knowledgeable and welcoming local official guides. You will blend yourself in the knot of lanes of the historical centre but also have the chance to admire the city from a breathtaking panoramic point of view.

What if Shakespeare’s starcrossed lovers Romeo and Juliet actually had a different fate? When visiting Verona, solve a mystery based on the Bard’s tragic tale by solving a series of puzzles and clues that take you through the ‘City of Love.’ Have fun putting the pieces together as you travel to landmarks like Juliet’s House, Piazza delle Erbe, the Scaliger Tombs and Forti Palace. Along the way, boost your brain power with a complimentary snack and drink.

Venice is a blockbuster destination and many travelers never strike out farther to discover the delights of the surrounding region of Veneto. With this full-day tour, take in the highlights with a guided walk through romantic Verona followed by lunch at a countryside hamlet to sample local dishes. End your day on Lake Garda to explore the historic town of Sirmione and take a boat tour across the lake.

Discover how organic extra virgin olive oil is made and enjoy a tasting of different Italian olive oils paired with regional wine and delicious local cheeses, salami with bread and chutney. Take a stroll through an olive tree garden and admire an amazing view of the Valpolicella. Visit an authentic family run winery in the heart of Valpolicella and enjoy a peaceful stroll around the vineyard. We are not intermediaries or tour operator: we offer the experience directly, without intermediaries or tour operator

Embark on a truffle hunting adventure with an Italian Tartufaro and the dog. Discover the land of Valpolicella and join the scorzone Truffle hunt. The Tartufaro will guide you in the hunt of this black diamond of the kitchen in the woods and lands surrounding an old Winery in Verona. Taste fresh local truffles and pair them with the famous Amarone wine!

This E-bike tour is put forward by Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde, a Winery Boutique in Marano di Valpolicella. We are not intermediaries or tour operator: we directly arrange the tour and wine tasting. The winemaker Nicola, born and raised in the Valpolicella, will make you see magnificent treasures in Valpolicella. He knows a lot of things about the land and he'll tell you many secret tales on the Valpolicella. He knows how to beat the traffic car taking shortcuts through the vineyard! Afterward, visit the family Winery in Marano di Valpolicella and have a special wine tasting of a selection of our fine red wines Valpolicella, Ripasso and the great Amarone, learning the evaluation by sight, smell and taste. The wines are paired with local food as cheeses, salami and a light lunch from the traditional Veronaesis cuisine. Ask Nicola which attractions among those listed you prefer to see and he will show you. Don't miss this e-bike tour with Amarone wine tasting with the winemaker!

Beautiful architecture, historic piazzas, and romantic inspiration; Verona is a magical place! On this private tour, get ready to discover the best highlights the city has to offer, as well as its unique hidden gems with your favorite local. The best part? A skip the line ticket to visit Juliet’s House, where you can relive the romantic fantasy created by Shakespear. Get ready to experience Verona the local way. Enjoy the city to the max and hear more about the origin, history, and culture of Verona. Admire the city’s ancient arena, which has witnessed everything from gladiatorial games to opera performances. See and touch Verona’s history in Piazza delle Erbe, which was once the city’s forum at the height of the Roman Empire. Your favorite local has saved the best for last on this private Verona experience. Get the grand tour with a skip the line ticket of the enchanting home thought to be the one that inspired Shakespeare’s iconic play, Romeo & Juliet!

Learn about the history of Verona with this family-focused walking tour. The entire tour is designed with kids in mind, from the inclusion of technology like an iPad to fun elements such as games, trivia, and scavenger hunts. See top landmarks including the Arena, the Cathedral, and Juliet’s Balcony plus a scenic trip up the city’s funicular.

We’ll discover Verona with a walk. Starting from Piazza Bra we’ll admire Area di Verona. Through Via Mazzini, well known shopping street in Verona we’ll walk to the House of Juliet. Then we continue towards Piazza delle Erbe, Piazza dei Signori, Porta Borsari and the Arche Scaligere. We'll reach the Ponte di Pietra and, if you want, we can take the funicular and reach the San Pietro hill for a view from above of Verona. After a little lunch stop, we’ll go on to Lake Garda, where we’ll have a walk in the city centre of Sirmione. Called “la Perla del lago di Garda, i.e. the Pearl of Garda Lake ”, Sirmione is a wonderful destination, ideal for spending few hours of relaxation, in summer as well as during other periods of the year. Sirmione offers the opportunity to be engaged in manifold activities related to its historical and cultural heritage, its natural sights, local resources, typical products, markets and events.

Get the perfect nightlife introduction to Verona with a tour that combines food, drinks, and highlights in the area with a local that knows best. Your local guide and nightlife expert will take you to Historic center/Città Antica, known for its vibrant nightlife in Verona. Visit some of the best spots in town for a local drink and a typical local bite. The drinks vary from alcoholic drinks to non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks with vegetarian alternatives - covering every taste! As you hop from hot spot to hot spot, your guide will also point out interesting places in the area, helping you discover more about Verona. Withlocals Drinks & Bites Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Spend a memorable day in the City of Love. Join this guided tour and go back over the eras: Roman, Medieval, Gothic and Scaliger.