The Arena di Verona

Verona, the city of love and romance. Who has never thought of wanting to relive the famous and hard-fought love story of Romeo and Juliet even for a moment. But this is another story. Verona is home to one of the most important monuments in Italy, the Arena. It, the fulcrum around which the city unwinds, is the main symbol of Verona and one of the oldest monuments in history. The Arena di Verona is the third largest Roman amphitheater after the Colosseum and the Capua amphitheater, annually registering millions and millions of tourists curious to discover and admire this fascinating monument dating back to almost 2000 years ago. Participating in an Arena di Verona Guided Tour will be like being catapulted into those centuries, of that period, in which magnificence, greatness but also violence and blood were the keywords. Accompanied by a certified tourist guide you will participate with your imagination in one of the most compelling shows in history, you will sit in the stands, you will admire the supporting structure that still allows the Arena to survive today, and it will be like breathing the atmosphere, the magic of those places, surrounded by people who shout, shout, clap and smile. Without a doubt, therefore, a visit to the Verona Arena is one of the first activities to do as soon as you arrive in the city.

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Choosing the Arena di Verona Guided Tour, you will have the opportunity, therefore, to visit one of the most important monuments in Italy and in the world and one of the few well-preserved historical amphitheaters to date, having the privilege of seeing it live. You will immerse yourself in its glorious past made up of numerous shows and thousands of gladiator fights, a favorite pastime among the Roman people. Live this experience by discovering both the history of the Arena di Verona and the glorious Romans who, in their maximum splendor, conquered almost all of Europe, also immersing yourself in the events of the city itself, the main destination for millions of people from all over the world. With a local tourist guide, both outside and inside the Arena, you will have the opportunity to experience a unique experience full of imagination in a past full of history and culture.

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Do you find any resemblance to another monument? Yes, he himself, the Colosseum. As it has always done, the Arena di Verona fascinated and entertained the people from the beginning of its inauguration precisely in the first century AD, hosting shows, games and real fights between gladiators. Thanks to its strategic elliptical shape, it could accommodate a large number of people up to a maximum of 30,000 spectators. Located precisely in the center of Piazza Bra, one of the most important and crowded squares in Verona, the Arena is able to immediately attract the visitor’s attention, arousing strong emotion in it thanks to its magnificence and the spectacularity that distinguishes it. Although almost 2000 years have passed, the Arena di Verona remains one of the few well-preserved historical monuments to date in Italy and in the world, managing to withstand even natural disasters such as the very strong earthquake of 1183 which struck the third layer of arches that it surrounded him entirely.