Walks In Europe · Piazza Bra 10, Verona
A local guide walks a small group from Piazza Bra through the Arena (if you pick that option), Piazza delle Erbe and the old streets, then rides the cable car up San Pietro hill for the view over the river. Pick it for your first day: in under three hours you know where everything is.
The walk starts at Piazza Bra 10, where your guide holds a 'Walks In Europe' signboard. With the Arena option, the first stop is inside the amphitheatre on pre-reserved tickets. Then the group heads through the old town to Piazza delle Erbe, the old market square, and on to the river, where a cable car lifts you up San Pietro hill to the terrace over the Adige and the rooftops. The ride is one way: you walk down along the river.
It's a sightseeing walk, not opera, and the Arena is a daytime visit. The listing is honest about the limits: the Arena is closed on Mondays, so Monday tours skip it; Juliet's House is an add-on with timed tickets and you go in on your own; tasting and shopping at Piazza delle Erbe cost extra. For an Arena opera night, buy on arena.it.
Expect a real walk. Guests call it three hours on your feet, and the upper tiers of the Arena are steep steps without a rail. Group sizes vary: one guest had six people and heard the next group had 18. At $77 it's dearer than the two-hour Old Town walk, but you get the cable car, a longer route and the Arena in one go.
Look for the 'Walks In Europe' sign. Latecomers can't join once the walk has started.
With the Arena option, you go in on pre-reserved tickets and the guide explains the corridors, the tiers and the games. Not on Mondays.
Via the palaces off Piazza Bra to Piazza delle Erbe and the streets around it, with free time for a look round.
A short ride up to the terrace for the view of the Adige and the rooftops.
The return is on foot. If you added Juliet's House, you visit at your time slot on your own.
★★★★★One of the best city tours we have ever been on. Morris our guide was passionate about Verona and his love for the city was very evident. A great historical and architectural overview of a beautiful city
★★★★★It was fantastic, Mauro was a knowledgable and passionate guide showing us his city, It was beautiful. Great view points and local knowledge on Verona through the ages including best places to eat and drink. Verona was beautiful.; marble streets and great photo opportunities.
★★★★★The walking tour was excellent! Our guide was knowledgable and very helpful, taking us down streets and explaining the politics and history as well as what some symbols meant to the local people of the time. The arena was amazing older than the colosseum of Rome! Enjoyed the cable car ride and seeing Juliette’s balcony without queuing! A definite recommendation Verona is beautiful and a must visit when in Italy!
★★★★★It covers all the highlights of Verona. Guide is knowledgable and friendly. Ideal if you only have one day.
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Only if you book the option with Arena tickets, and never on Mondays, when the Arena is closed. It's a daytime visit, not an opera.
No. The ticket covers the ride up San Pietro hill; you walk down along the Adige with the guide.
No. The Juliet's House option is a pre-reserved timed entry that you use on your own.
Reasonably. Guests say you're walking for about three hours, and the Arena's upper tiers are steep steps.
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Verona's old town in a small group, the cable car to San Pietro hill, and the Arena as an option.
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