Guided tour of Austrian Verona

Austrian Verona – Guided tour with licensed tour guide

An engaging itinerary to discover Austrian Verona, designed for school groups and adult groups wishing to explore one of the most significant periods in the city’s history, when Verona played a key strategic role within the Habsburg Empire.

Accompanied by a licensed tour guide, participants follow a comprehensive route combining a panoramic coach tour with a walking tour of the historic centre, offering a clear and fascinating insight into Verona’s urban, military and architectural development between the 18th and 19th centuries.

Panoramic coach tour – Verona as a fortress city

The tour begins with a panoramic coach drive, providing an overall view of the city and its defensive system. Along the route it is possible to see:

• the Renaissance city gates
• the Military Hospital
• Castelvecchio and the Scaliger Bridge
• Palazzo Carli, headquarters of Field Marshal Radetzky’s Oberkommando
• the Gavi Arch and the Roman Porta Borsari
• Palazzo Orti Manara
• the Austrian Arsenal
• Porta San Giorgio and the military structures of the city walls
• Ponte Pietra and the Roman Theatre

This first part of the tour highlights Verona as a true fortress city, a key element of the Austrian Quadrilateral defensive system.

Panorama from San Leonardo Hill

The itinerary includes a stop on San Leonardo Hill, offering a stunning panoramic view over the city, the River Adige and the Austrian fortifications (unless the hill is already reached for a picnic lunch). A privileged viewpoint for understanding the strategic relationship between landscape, defence and urban growth.

Walking tour of the Historic Centre

The visit continues with a walking tour of the historic centre, stopping at the most characteristic and historically significant sites:

• Juliet’s House
• the Scaliger Tombs
• Piazza dei Signori
• Piazza delle Erbe
• Piazza Brà
• Palazzo Barbieri, City Hall
• the Arena of Verona, with optional inside visit

This route connects the Austrian period with earlier historical layers, highlighting Verona’s extraordinary historical continuity.

Alternatives and optional visits

As an alternative to San Leonardo Hill, or to personalise the itinerary, it is possible to include:

• a visit to the Basilica of San Zeno
• a visit to the Roman Theatre
• a visit inside Porta Palio (advance booking required)

DURATION: 2h/3h/4h in accordance with your request

STUDENT COST: per guide for 2 hours €150.00 1- 30 pax; €170.00 31-50 students; only with rental of earphones; €50.00 each extra hour. For the whole day, calculate double; + €12.00 For electronic invoicing

CANCELLATION POLICY: once the tour is confirmed, it can be cancelled without penalties up to 11 days before. If cancelled from 5 to 10 days, 50% of the cost will be charged, if cancelled from 4 days to the day of the tour, a penalty of 100% will be applied