Verona: City Highlights Private Tour

Overview

Our licensed guide will take you on a journey through time, from the Romans to the Middle Age. From the Arena, the most famous amphitheater built more than 2000 years ago and still in use today for international opera performances and concerts, to the Tombe Scaligere, commemoration of the Scaliger family who ruled Verona in the 13th-14th century. Immerse yourself in today’s life: visit Piazza delle Erbe, setting of many historic buildings, sculptures but also of a colorful market overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetable, and Piazza dei Signori, hub of the University crowd at night. Verona is of course well known also for its Shakespeare associations, for the tragic love between Romeo and Juliet. End your tour by the famous balcony and read the wishes of the lovers who left a love note pinned to the wall of Juliet’s house. If you feel particular inspired and you are single, you can also declaim the famous “ O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? “, he might be hiding in Verona.

Itinerary

1. Arènes de Vérone

   The Arena, with its gigantic dimensions of 140 meters in length and 110 meters in width, dominates Piazza Bra and is the world's best preserved Roman amphitheater. Built in 1st century AD, thanks to its great acoustics, still provides hours of good music and entertainment with seating for 30000 people.

   · Non-stop passage

2. Scaligero Bridge

   The famous castle is the most important military construction of the Scaliger dynasty that ruled the city in the Middle Ages. The castle is connected to the left bank of the Adige river by a fortified bridge, Ponte Scaligero, which had the largest supporting arch span in the world when completed in 1356.

   · Non-stop passage

3. Arco dei Gavi

   This arch, built in white veronese marble and dedicated to the “Gavia”, an important Roman family, in the 1st century, used to stand in the middle of Corso Castelvecchio, connecting the city with the capital, Rome. The French dismantled it as it was considered a hindrance to traffic and dumped the pieces under the arches of the arena. It was reassembled where it now stands, piece by piece, in 1932.

   · Non-stop passage

4. Piazza delle Erbe

   he Forum, centre of city life during Roman times, was situated here. The Piazza delle Erbe has continued to fill this same role for centuries: meeting place, home to the market, and also home to the city's administration The centre of the square contains the monuments that symbolise the different rulers of Verona: the most famous is the fountain, built using a Roman statue during Scaligeri rule and later known as the "Madonna Verona". On the far side of the square are the 14th century Gardello Tower and the Baroque Palazzo Maffei. The courtyard of the Palazzo del Comune leads on to the Lamberti Tower with its suggestive panoramic views over the city.

   · 10 min

5. Arche Scaligere

   These remarkable funerary tombs commemorate the Scaliger family who ruled Verona in 13th and 14th century. The most representative monument of the Gothic art, the tombs are placed within an enclosure of wrought iron grilles decorated with a stair motif, referring to the name of the della Scala family, meaning "of the stairs" in Italian.

   · 10 min

6. Piazza dei Signori

   Considered the magnificent and refined living room of Verona, this square is also called “Piazza Dante”, for the statue of Dante Alighieri you can see in the centre. Ringed by elegant Renaissance buildings (the Palazzo della Ragione, the Palazzo del Capitano and Palazzo del Governo, the Loggia del Consiglio and the Domus Nova) assumes still today political and administrative functions during the day but it is also the chosen location of the university crowd.

   · 10 min

7. MAISON DE JULIETTE

   This is the reason why most of the tourists visit Verona, to visit and listen to one of the most romantic and tragic love story written by Shakespeare. This building, originally dating back to the 12th century, was owned for a long period by the Dal Cappello family, whose coat-of-arms is carved into the keystone of the courtyard inner archway. Identification of the name Cappello with that of Capuleti began the popular belief was inspiration for his famous play from a true story of family rivalry and of the eternal forbidden love.

   · 10 min

Meeting and end point

What to know before you go

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Confirmation is sent within 48 hours, subject to availability.

Travelers

Pricing per group (up to 8 people).

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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