Verona Arena Express Tour: Skip-the-line Access with a Local Guide
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124 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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(124 Ratings)
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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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Adam_c
Feb 16, 2024
Verona is a sweet place - It was awesome to see a well preserved arena! The arena is easy to find and it’s cool to know that it’s stil been used today
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Melanie_h
Dec 29, 2023
Short n sweet! - Priscilla was a great tour guide. She captured my attention immediately through her passion and enthusiasm. It was a nice, short tour with the opportunity to stay longer on your own.
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A_j
Oct 22, 2023
An excellent Verona arena tour - Our guide was very knowledgeable, with excellent English. He made the tour lighthearted, interesting and brought the history yo life! He also gave us tips for other places to visit in Verona.
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Kristen_k
Oct 14, 2023
Our guide was great! The... - Our guide was great! The shorter tour was a nice break from hours and hours of overwhelming information that city tours often are.
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Antonio_s
Oct 8, 2023
Verona Arena Tour - It was a very interesting and informative tour, great guide. The 30 minutes is rather too short. I think 1 to 1.5 hours is more realistic if you want to convey all the information, which is what we had. Fantastic... Greetings from Antonio and Helen
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Linda_g
Oct 8, 2023
Happy in Vernora - We had a wonderful tour, our guide did a fantastic job. We made it a little more complicated for him, but he handled it very professionally.
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Bobandjudy_w
Apr 9, 2024
Great tour. Needs better meeting point - Great guide. Perfect English and very knowledgeable. Unique amazing location. Almost missed the tour as the meeting point was poorly explained.
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Scenic16950895542
Feb 18, 2024
Arena tour, small group - The guide was knowledgeable and she told us lots of information about the arena history and current use. It was a very small group so we could ask questions and find out information of personal interest
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