Verona Arena Express Tour: Skip-the-line Access with a Local Guide
4.6
129 Ratings
Verona
Experience the Verona Arena like never before with skip-the-line access and a local guide. Learn about its construction, historical legends, and its current use as an open-air opera hall. Don't forget your camera for the stunning views from the top!
Duration: 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazza Bra - The Arena is situated in the picturesque Piazza Bra.
    You can also enjoy a splendid view of this refined square from the summit of the Arena
  • Arena di Verona - Step inside the majestic amphitheater known as the Arena, constructed by the Romans in the 1st century B.C., and immerse yourself in tales of gladiators and the historic Roman spectacles that were once held in this venue.
What's Included
    • Local guide
    • Entrance ticket to the Arena
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop-off
Additional Information

Join the local guide at Piazza Bra to embark on a brief 30-minute tour of the renowned Arena: Verona’s magnificent Roman amphitheatre. With your priority ticket in hand, hear fascinating insights about the Arena’s construction, its past and present uses, and the historical myths linked to it from an informed local source.
Explore beneath the ancient marble arcades and hear tales of gladiators and the Roman games that were once the theatre’s centerpiece. Unearth the amusing facts and tales about the remarkable past of this monument. Surviving a 12th-century earthquake, the Arena is the city’s beloved open-air Opera hall, renowned for its exceptional acoustic properties. Its fame grew with the commencement of the Opera season in 1913 featuring the globally renowned Aida.
During your time here, do remember to bring your camera: the view from the peak of the Arena offers a spectacular 360° view of the stunning Piazza Bra. Post this swift tour, you’ll have been enlightened about Verona’s most iconic and beautiful monument.

  • Meet the guide in front of gate 5 (above the stairs) - look for the yellow umbrella with “Arena Skip the line tour”
  • Underage customers must be accompanied by an adult.
  • This tour runs rain or shine
  • This tour is guaranteed with a minimum number of 2 participants
  • Arena tour in English starts at 12:30 PM
  • Arena tour in Italian starts at 1:30 PM
  • Please note that in case of adverse weather conditions (eg. bad storms, unexpected extreme events), or unforeseen circumstances (eg. monuments sudden closures, train/flight cancellations or delays) we do not guarantee a full refund. The company will examine each case and act accordingly.
  • 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.
Location
Verona Arena
Piazza Bra
The guide will be in front of the entrance of the amphitheater (above the stairs) holding a yellow umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Philip_d
Jun 23, 2024
Verona Arena tour - Interesting small tour , easy meeting, informative , good English speaking guide . Absolutely what we expected giving good account of region and Arenas history
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Sian_g
Jun 19, 2024
Arena tour Verona - Tour guide very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, very helpful with local knowledge as well as Arena Reasonably priced
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Debra
Jun 9, 2024
Verona Arena - The tour guide was very friendly and easily found. The tour was very informative and interesting, she was very engaging and warm and explained the surroundings in an easy and humourous way. The Arena was fascinating and definitely a must see if visiting Verona.
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Jason_j
Jun 7, 2024
Truly enjoyed this short tour - This was not a long tour, but very information. We learn much more than we would have if we just jumped in the queue and walked in alone. Not much more than 30mins, but how much do you need when you learn about the entire history and understanding we have about the history.
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Suresh_b
Jun 5, 2024
Excellent and very informative short tour - The guide was excellent and we got a great feel for how the arena was built and used in a way we had not known before. It’s a short tour and that was also a big plus!
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Ladonna_a
May 22, 2024
Recap of the Verona Arena Tour - The recap of the history on when the arena was built, the size , its usage and the earthquake that it endured along with the city of Verona. I really enjoyed some of the stories of how they paid with clay tickets and the ability to buy wine and water. So very interesting. The guide was excellent - he brought energy, knowledge of history and fun into the tour.
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Beatriceb2807
May 5, 2024
Arena Visit - There's often a long line to get into the Arena. With this tour, you skip the line and you get to learn valuable information about the history of it. After the 30 mins explanation, you can stay in the Arena to enjoy and breathe in the atmosphere for as long as you wish.
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Lani_c
Apr 27, 2024
Would definitely recommend to others - Excellent guide with easy access to the arena. Everything I'd hoped for in having a tour of this historical site.
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Amydubs
Apr 14, 2024
Like that wasn’t too lengthy. He covered all of the information we wanted to know and left the rest to questions. - Informative. Not too long. Friendly host spoke English well. Interested facts. Afterward, was open to questions and self exploration.
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Diane_c
Apr 14, 2024
Fantastico! - Isabella was very thorough and informative and took as much time as we needed to answer our questions. We were very glad we took the tour, we love Verona.
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