Verona Arena
Piazza Brà
A remarkably complete Roman amphitheatre that still hosts opera and concerts, with views from the top tiers.
- Suggested time: 1h 30m
- Booking recommended
- Suits: Culture lovers
Daily; closed some performance days
11 places, 5 of them free and 3 tours and activities. Romeo and Juliet’s city: a Roman arena, red-roofed lanes and the river Adige.
Piazza Brà
A remarkably complete Roman amphitheatre that still hosts opera and concerts, with views from the top tiers.
Daily; closed some performance days
Via Cappello
A medieval courtyard with a famous balcony linked to Shakespeare’s Juliet, crowded with visitors and love notes.
Daily; house museum has a small fee
Old town
A lively market square on the old Roman forum, ringed by frescoed houses and cafés.
Market daily; open-air
Piazza delle Erbe
A medieval tower with a lift and stairs to the top, giving the best views over the city’s red roofs.
Daily
Castelvecchio
A fortress turned art museum, beautifully remodelled by the architect Carlo Scarpa, with a fine bridge over the Adige.
Closed Mondays
Adige
A Roman stone bridge across the river, framed by the Roman theatre and the hill of Castel San Pietro.
Open all day
Giusti
A Renaissance garden of cypresses, grottoes and a mask-faced grotto, with a hillside walk to a belvedere over Verona.
Daily
Hillside
A hill above the river with a castle and a famous panorama over the city’s domes, towers and bridges.
Open all day; best at sunset
Planning Verona? 3 places to eat are one tap away.