Most bookedOpera Concert in a Verona Palace with Prosecco
An hour of famous arias by tenor, mezzo and piano in a 1934 Art Deco hall by the Arena, with prosecco and the singers after.
What it is: Concert, not a festival ticket
Nine things to book in Verona, sorted by what you actually do: hear opera in a palace, see the Arena by day, walk the old town, or take the day off on Lake Garda. None of them is a festival ticket; each page says what it is.
Concerts in palaces and theatres near Piazza Bra, most evenings, all year.
Most bookedAn hour of famous arias by tenor, mezzo and piano in a 1934 Art Deco hall by the Arena, with prosecco and the singers after.
What it is: Concert, not a festival ticket
Arias for lessSixty minutes of arias and duets by tenor, mezzo and piano in a 170-seat hall, with a welcome drink, for less.
What it is: Arias with piano, not the Arena
Lowest priceSeats at I Virtuosi Italiani's own season in Teatro Ristori and a church: real local concerts, October to May.
What it is: Classical concert, not opera
Inside the amphitheatre with a guide, or with a card that covers the city.
Inside the Arena45 minutes inside the Roman amphitheatre with a licensed guide and priority entry: gladiators, the 1117 earthquake, the opera.
What it is: Arena by day, no opera
Private guideA licensed guide for your group alone: an hour around and inside the Arena, priced per group up to six. Entry extra.
What it is: Private guide, entry tickets extra
Most reviewedThe city pass: Arena priority entry, Juliet's House, Lamberti Tower, a dozen museums and the buses for 24 or 48 hours.
What it is: Sightseeing pass, no opera
The old town on foot, with Arena entry as an option.
Best first dayA small-group walk through old Verona with Arena entry as an option and the cable car up San Pietro hill for the view.
What it is: City walk, Arena by day option
Two hoursTwo hours through old Verona with a local guide, Castelvecchio to Juliet's House, and the Arena tour if you add it.
What it is: Old town walk, Arena optional
Lake Garda, 40 minutes away.
Day off from VeronaA slow day after the opera: boat round Sirmione, free time by Lake Garda, a spritz back in Verona. Starts after lunch.
What it is: Lake day trip, no opera