Meet the local guide in Piazza Bra and start to visit, during this 45 minutes tour, the famous Arena: the great Roman amphitheatre of Verona. Enter with your priority ticket and listen to the local expert telling you about Arena construction, its current and ancient use, and the historical legends behind it. Walk under the old marble arcades and listen to stories of gladiators and of the ancient Roman games that used to take place here. Discover facts and anecdotes about the extraordinary history of this monument. Arena, which survived an earthquake in the 12th century, is still nowadays the city’s favorite open-air Opera hall, for its unique sound quality. Nowadays it’s famous for the Opera season that started in 1913 with the world-famous Aida. During this tour don’t forget your camera: from the top of the Arena you can enjoy a 360° view on the beautiful Piazza Bra. After this express tour you’ll know everything about the most famous and beautiful Verona monument.
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From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 10.
The Arena is located in the beautiful Piazza Bra. You will also have the opportunity to admire this elegant square from thew top of the Arena
Enter the grand amphitheater Arena, built by the romans during the First century B.C and listen to stories of gladiators and of the ancient Roman games that used to take place here.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Verona Arena Skip-the-line Tour lasts about 45 min. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $45 per person for this Verona experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 6 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting at 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, and 1:30 PM.
Children aged 6–13 pay from $33, adults from $45. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The guide will be in front of the theater holding a yellow sign with "TOUR" written. Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time. This is the meeting point for those tours which also include the city walking tour. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, IT.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 16 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Specialized infant seats are available
Please note that some parts of the tour may not be easily accessible for people with reduced mobility (or any kind of disability), if you are unsure of the details, feel free to contact us.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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Our guide (Maria?) was great and enthusiastic about the history and construction of the arena. It was fun to hear the stories of the gladiators and rulers throughout the arena's past. Also great to clamber up the many rows of seating to view the town from the balcony and hear the impressive acoustics of the structure. Beautiful Veronese hospitality and impressive site.
This experience was well worth it. Skipping the line saved having to wait in a long line to get into the arena. Additionally, our tour guide was exceptional. The tour started outside the arena with our guide providing interesting historical facts about the arena and city. She continued once we entered the arena with additional history and explanations. Great tour that I highly recommend!
There was no end time you could spend as much time in the arena. Didn’t have to climb step if you chose not too! Our tour guide was great!! She was fun and answered all our questions!
This short but informative tour was really great! Our guide was engaging and provided some great information about the history of the coliseum, construction, and how it is used today.
This was a great introduction to this incredible arena. I liked that we could wander around after the tour finished. I walked to the seat where I would be sitting the next evening for an opera so I could find it easily on the night!
Our guide Francesco was a total delight, knowledgeable and with a good sense of humor. One could tell that he is passionate about the history of the arena. We would recommend this tour to everyone.
Our guide was very entertaining and knew a lot about the history of the arena. Without a guide we would not have understood what we were looking at. There is no real signage.
Priscella was an excellent tour guide. We enjoyed hearing the history of the arena and she was very knowledgeable.
This is a great way to see the arena and learn a little bit more about the history of Verona without having to wait in a long line
This was a great tour, learned a lot of interesting facts and the history of the arena. Federico was great and easy to understand. His presentation kept you interested!
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