Audio guides to discover Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet

The largest square in the city, with the famous Arena of Verona in the centre.

The most famous building in Verona is also one of those with the most mysterious history. It was probably completed by the 1st century AD. and was used for gladiatorial games. The subject of various recovery attempts carried out over the centuries, it is still fully operational today and hosts international opera and music festivals. N.B. The entrance ticket to the Arena is not included in this tour.

The Maffeiano Lapidary Museum is one of the oldest museums in Europe, born from the passion and commitment of the Veronese scholar Scipione Maffei, who gathered hundreds of ancient inscriptions and commissioned what would be, for over a century, the most important museum of Verona. NB. Entrance fee is not included in this tour.

The fortified residence of the Scaligeri family and, probably, their most important architectural work. Used for centuries as a key point in the military fortifications of Verona, in the 19th century Castelvecchio became an arsenal and remained as such for a century, before the renovations of the 20th century. If you want to visit the museum, remember that the entrance ticket is not included in this tour.

A notable work of fortified architecture built by the Scaligeri family, the Castelvecchio bridge connects the fort of the same name with the other bank of the Adige and served as a possible escape route towards Tyrol in the event of armed rebellions by other families of Verona.

Porta Borsari, built in the 1st century BC, was once the main entrance to Verona. In fact, the Via Postumia, one of the main arteries of the Roman era, passed through here. The name of the gate has medieval origins and refers to the name of the customs officials who collected duties near the gate.

The legend of Juliet's house arises from the fact that in this medieval house there was the "del Cappello" inn, from the name of the family that owned it and which was identified as that of the Capulets, one of the two rival families in Shakespeare's great drama. If you want to visit it, remember that the entrance ticket price is not included in this tour.

Once the entrance to the city along the cardo maximus, one of the main arteries of Roman Verona, Porta Leoni was built around the 1st century BC. The name derives from a funerary monument from the Roman era, surmounted by two lions, present in the street leading to the door and was attributed to it in the sixteenth century.

Along the way you can encounter several historic buildings of Verona. The Loggia Arvedi, an example of Veronese classicism, the church of San Tommaso Apostolo and, at the point where the street opens towards Piazza Bra, a column surmounted by a fourteenth-century aedicule with San Marco, San Antonio Abate, San Giacomo and the Madonna .

It is the oldest square in Verona and is located on the spot where the Roman forum once stood. Even during the Middle Ages and the Scaliger domination, the square remained a fulcrum of the social and economic life of the city.

The Torre dei Lamberti, with its 84 metres, is the tallest in Verona. It is very ancient and its construction dates back to 1172, at the behest of the family of the same name. If you want to visit it, remember that the entrance ticket is not included in this tour.

Piazza dei Signori became the heart of the city during the rule of the Scaligeri family and, later, of the Republic of Venice. It is also known as Piazza Dante and in the center there is a statue of the great poet, six hundred years after his birth.

The church of Santa Maria Antica, elected as the private chapel of the Scaligeri family, houses in its courtyard a monumental cemetery with the tombs of some of the main lords of the dynasty that governed Verona for more than a century. NB. Entrance ticket is not included in this tour.

It is the largest church in Verona, a treasure of medieval architecture and art. If you want to visit it, remember to purchase the ticket separately from this tour, which does not include it.

The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, this is its official name, is part of a large complex that also includes the Capitolare Library, the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, the church of Sant'Elena, the Cloister of the Canons and the Bishop's Palace. NB. Entrance ticket is not included in this tour.

The oldest and most iconic bridge in Verona!

The archaeological museum at the Roman theater is not just a museum, but a real complex which has a peculiarity within it, having incorporated the pre-existing archaeological site of the Roman theater of Verona. Remember to buy the ticket separately if you want to visit it.

One of the most important Italian gardens. And with a bonus: the labyrinth... if you want to try not to get lost, remember to buy the entrance ticket first, which is not included in this tour.

The natural history museum, founded in 1861, boasts the origins of its collection dating back to the mid-16th century. It is still one of the most prestigious in Italy and Europe and has an artistic heritage of over 3 million specimens. NB. Entrance ticket is not included in this tour.

One of the most evocative places in Verona, which also contains the so-called "Juliet's tomb". If you want to visit it, remember to purchase the entrance ticket first, which is not included in this tour.

The basilica of San Zeno Maggiore is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of medieval architecture in Verona. The current building stands in the place where five previous churches had been built, starting from the place where, traditionally, San Zeno of Verona, who died between 372 and 380, was buried. NB. Entrance ticket is not included in this tour.