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Sightseeing Tour of City of Love and Mysteries in Verona

By Daria
Free cancellation available
Price is €45 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

I have prepared for you a rich itinerary around beautiful Verona. You will learn about the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet, how gladiators lived and died in the Arena, how the Roman Empire collapsed and how the ruling Scaliger dynasty created its medieval state. Ancient churches, squares, palaces and, of course, Juliet’s balcony are on our programme!

Activity location

  • Piazza Bra
    • Piazza Bra,
    • 37121, Verona, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Museo Lapidario Maffeiano
    • 28 Piazza Bra
    • 37121, Verona, Veneto, Italy

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Sightseeing Tour of City of Love and Mysteries in Verona
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 09:30
Price details
€45.00 x 1 Adult€45.00

Total
Price is €45.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    eventual stops if requested.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    three professional photos

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Piazza Bra
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You will see the arrestocratic quarter that arose in the 15-16th century, designed by the great Venetian architect Michele San Michele. You will learn about the era of Italian reunification and what role the first king of Italy, Vittorio Emanuel II, played in this.
Arena di Verona
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You will see a unique monument of the 1st century AD, learn everything about the life of gladiators and the uniqueness of its acoustics.
Chiesa di San Nicolo all'Arena
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You will see the only church in Verona in the Baroque style, and learn about the secrets of the burial of the first Christian martyrs.
Porta Borsari - World Heritage Site
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
We will tell you about the risky road of Postumia, about the life of ancient customs officers and the ancient Roman necropolis.
Chiesa di San Giovanni in Foro
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
I will tell you the history of one of the most ancient churches in the city, show and tell you about the first medieval metrological station.
Basilica di Santa Anastasia
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
I will tell you about the history of the origin of the largest church in Verona, which houses masterpieces of world painting such as Pisanello, Girolamo dai Libri and Lorenzo Veniziano. You will also noun the legend of the two hunchbacks, whose sculptures are placed at the central entrance.
Colle San Pietro
  • 10m
I will tell you about one of the longest rivers in northern Italy, I will tell you how it gave life to ancient and medieval Verona, and I will also tell you about St. Peter’s Hill on which the ruins of an ancient Roman theatre are located.
Romeo's House (Casa di Romeo)
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
We will talk to you about the history of writing Romeo and Juliet, about the myths and legends associated with Shakespeare’s writing of his epic work. I will tell you about the laws of that time and the fate of the family mansion.
Arche Scaligere
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You will learn about the eternal refuge of the powerful princes of Verona, oh pearl of Gothic art, called the Arches of the Scaligers, which testify about the tension in the inner life of the city’s rulers. In the Church of Santa Maria Antica near Piazza della Signoria you can see Gothic monuments of members of the della Scala family. I will talk about the marble canopied tombs belonging to Can Grande I, Mastino II and Cansignorio.
Piazza dei Signori
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Here you will learn about the mysterious history of the ancient palaces surrounding the square, in which issues of political and administrative life were decided, primarily during the reign of the della Scala dynasty.
Piazza delle Erbe
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
I will tell you about the ancient Roman forum, which was a place of unification of political, economic and religious power. You will learn about the history of the creation of the Madonna of Verona fountain and many other monuments.
Casa di Giulietta
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
You will recognise the house of the Capulet family, which was built in the 13th century and today is one of the main symbols of the city of Verona.

Location

Activity location

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    Piazza Bra
    • Piazza Bra,
    • 37121, Verona, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Museo Lapidario Maffeiano
    • 28 Piazza Bra
    • 37121, Verona, Veneto, Italy

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