Top Verona Cultural Tours

Verona Arena is the third largest Roman amphitheater in the world and host to the renowned Verona Summer Opera Festival, but it’s not unusual to spend over an hour queuing to get in. This guided tour ensures skip-the-line entrance, so you can explore inside the ancient wonder without having to wait in line.

Spend a day in Verona on a trip from Lake Garda, and discover the charms of a city with Roman ruins, links to Shakespeare, and an Old Town with an abundance of elegant shops. On a tour, see and learn about Verona’s showpiece sights include Juliet’s House, the Pietra Bridge, and the shopping street of Via Mazzini. Round-trip transport from Lake Garda region hotels is included.

Make the most of a day in one of the world's most romantic cities with this full-day trip to Venice from Lake Garda. See Venice's most famous attractions, including St Mark's Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs and the Rialto Bridge. Float through the canals in a private boat, and enjoy free time to explore on your own in the afternoon.

Explore the romantic city of Verona on this guided walking tour. Discover why Shakespeare wrote about the city and why UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site as you walk past monuments, busy squares, and quaint alleyways. Then head to the Verona Arena with skip-the-line access to marvel at the ancient Roman amphitheater constructed in pink marble as your guide informs you of its history and stories.

Get a feel for the atmosphere of Verona on this short walking tour that covers the city center’s highlights. In addition to navigating, your guide offers trivia and stories often missed by visitors about each landmark on the itinerary, from one of the largest amphitheaters in Italy to the balcony that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Get familiar with wonderful Verona, an eye-pleasing ancient city that offers churches and palaces, squares and cobblestoned streets. This guided tour gives you an in-depth look at Verona as you explore its highlights including the 2,000-year-old Arena di Verona and Juliet's balcony. Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group tour, ensuring a more personalized experience.

Discover Verona’s gastronomy and the city highlights during this half-day tour. Stroll down the quaint streets of the historic city center and learn about the history and traditions of Verona. Tours are modified for each season and you visit historic eateries, wine bars, and restaurants. You also take a ride on the funicular to the highest part of the city for a stunning view of Verona.

Bring to life the story of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers on this walking tour through the evocative, historic heart of Verona. See for yourself why the city’s ancient Roman landmarks and medieval squares provided the perfect backdrop for the romantic tragedy as a guide shares the legends behind landmarks like the Scala family tombs, the Madonna Verona fountain, and Juliet’s House and Balcony.

Take a moonlight tour of Verona and explore the city in the calmer evening hours with a guide. After leaving Piazza Erbe, you'll stroll around Verona's romantic alleyways and streets, listening to stories about the poets, painters, and dreamers who have fallen for the city's charms. See the Lovers' Well (Pozzo dell'Amore), Porta Borsari, and the Castelvecchio, and leave the tour armed with tips for the best wine bars in town.

Touch on the highlights of Lake Garda without the hassle of arranging transportation and logistics with this excursion from Verona. Set off for Sirmione, where you’ll hop on a boat to cruise around its peninsula and take in views of the castle from the water. Then join your guide for a stroll through the medieval old town to learn about its fascinating history and browse the shops.

Experience the place where Valpolicella wines have been artfully made for centuries on this half-day, guided winery tour and visit the hamlet of San Giorgio di Valpolicella. Sample Italian wines paired with bread and cheese and hear about the local harvesting and wine-making history and processes from a local sommelier. Learn about the countryside and enjoy a walk in the hamlet streets.

Explore romantic Verona on two wheels on this relaxed bike tour. Stop at Verona’s main sights, such as an ancient Roman bridge over the Adige River, two Roman theaters, the old city walls, and even Juliet’s House—made famous by Shakespeare’s tragic play, ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ As you pedal through the UNESCO-listed historic center of Verona, hear stories of the city’s history, art, and architecture. Group size is limited to 12, making for a more intimate tour.

Any excursion to a city of art should be completed by a guided tour. Only in this way will the masterpieces you encounter along the way will remain in your memory forever. The history of Verona is unique, it is no coincidence that Celts, Romans, Lombards, Austrians, French have followed one another here. Anyone who has fallen in love with Verona. Come with me to find out why.

Take a private tour of the Bertani wine estate followed by a wine tasting experience with a 1.5-hour tour. Visit the exquisite 18th-century Villa Mosconi Bertani and the gorgeous English-style gardens that surround it. See the famous wine cellars, the birthplace of Amarone, and take part in a wine tasting to sample three different wines.

Verona is as timeless and romantic as the story of Romeo and Juliet, which takes place in its cobbled streets. On this self guided audio tour, you'll discover that there is more to the city than a tale of tragic love. We’ll leave the busy shopping streets and travel back in time, along the oldest Roman road in northern Italy. More than 2,000 years of history are reflected in the facades of its Roman and Medieval buildings, and there’s a mix of pragmatism and invention in the way old has been recycled into new. We’ll trace the shoreline of the Adige River too, taking in grand piazzas and picturesque alleyways. I'll also show you where to find the best Veronese cuisine along the way. The tour’s highlights include: • The arena where gladiators came to die • A glimpse at the houses of Romeo and Juliet • The Palazzi of the medieval powerhouse Scala family, as well as their private chapel and cemetery • The splendour of Piazza Erbe, the ancient Roman forum

Setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Verona is rich in historic and cultural treasures. See the highlights in just hours without the hassle of a map and guidebook with this tour that takes in both the city’s iconic sights and little-known gems. Visit the Roman Arena, Juliet’s House, and other landmarks, tour the historic Jewish quarter, and pop into a local wine shop to taste Amarone, Recioto, and other area wines.

Receive a warm welcome to Verona on a private tour that will kick off your time in the city in the best way possible! In only 90 minutes, a local guide will get you acquainted with Verona to help you enjoy the rest of your stay to the fullest. Discover where to find Ponte Pietra and The Giusti Palace and Garden, and how to explore them away from the crowds. And what about that unique family-owned restaurant or that amazing local hotspot? We got you covered; the local guides are experts in the subject! Forget about touristy traps; on this city kickstart tour, your guide will point you in the right direction. Private City Kickstart Tour: Verona is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Verona is world-famous as the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet" but many travelers never explore beyond the top attractions. On this Lokafy walking tour, connect with a Verona local who will show you around their city like a friend and introduce you to the neighborhoods, museums, shops, and restaurants that they know and love. Chat with your guide before you arrive and devise an itinerary that suits your preferences and style of travel.

Any excursion to a city of art should be completed by a guide. Only in this way will the masterpieces you encounter along the way remain in your memory forever. The history of Verona is unique, it is no coincidence that Celts, Romans, Lombards, Austrians, French have followed one another here. Anyone who has fallen in love with Verona. Come with me to find out why.

Explore the romantic city of Verona with this tour, featuring locations from the movie “Letters to Juliet.” Learn about how people lived during the time of Romeo and Juliet and see landmarks tied to the couple’s story. A local guide leads the way through medieval streets and piazzas during this walking tour.

Delve into the history and culture of historic Verona with this in-depth walking tour that touches on the most captivating city sights. Explore the old town with a guide to skip the hassle of following a map and take in blockbusters like the Roman arena along with little-known treasures like the porticoed Via Sottoriva. Enjoy stories and insights about the legendary hometown of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet from your guide.

Experience the Roman age in the most spectacular of the buildings raised in those days, the amphitheatre. Explore it with someone who really knows it. Because what stands nowadays is not exactly what was build 2000 years ago. You will then enter the amphitheatre and walk along its corridors and archways to explore the ingenious structure capable of connecting the external gates with the internal "vomitoria". You will discover the places frequented by gladiators and those used to house fairs. Will you perhaps forget to enter the "arena" as a gladiator would have done? And take a seat on the stonesteps as the spectators still do? After listening to the countless anecdotes related to the world of gladiator games, you will end our tour in the most hidden and evocative part of the whole amphitheater. And there, your free time will begin, so that you can stay in this extraordinary place for as long as you wish.

The most complete, comfortable and easy way to visit Venice and its beautiful islands on a full day tour by train from Verona. Explore the three most famous islands of Venice on a 4h30m guided boat tour to Murano, Burano and Torcello, with free time in the afternoon at St. Mark's Square in the heart of Venice. Let's enjoy at leisure the squares and its canals by walk, the Rialto bridge, the bell tower, the Cathedral of San Marco and much more!

Directly from the Arena di Verona, Piazza Bra, met up with your knowledgeable local guide and explore the streets of Verona's historical center. Visit Piazza Erbe, Piazza Dante, Romeo and Juliet's houses, learn about Shakespeare, the romans, the Arena di Verona, Via Mazzini and much more! Enjoy the story of the Scala Family, and all the historical figures who contributed to make this city, Verona. Take selfie with roman soldiers at the Arena, on Adige river, in front of a glass of fresh wine in the main square and just relax during your holiday experience! This walking trip will take about 1.5 hour, made in english and german languages by official certified, and of course friendly, city guide :) Let's Enjoy it!