Guided Tour Roman Verona – Full Day

Program

Roman Verona – Full-day guided tour with licensed guide

A fascinating journey through time to discover Roman Verona, ideal for school groups wishing to explore the ancient history of the city through a well-structured, engaging full-day itinerary, accompanied by a licensed tour guide.

This tour allows students to gain a clear understanding of Roman urban planning, daily life and Verona’s strategic importance during Roman times.

Morning – In the heart of Roman Verona

The tour begins with an inside visit to the Arena, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world and a symbol of the city, offering an extraordinary example of Roman engineering.

We then continue to the Gavi Arch, a Roman honorary arch, and walk along the ancient Via Postumia, an important Roman consular road. Following its original route, we reach the Porta Borsari, the monumental entrance to the Roman city.

Along the way, we stop at the Head of Medusa, part of a Roman tomb, before arriving at Piazza delle Erbe, once the site of the Roman Forum, the political and commercial centre of the city.

Walking along part of the Cardo Maximus, the guide explains the structure of the Roman city, with a possible stop in the courtyard of Juliet’s House.
Depending on time, the tour may continue to Porta Leoni, the second Roman city gate, and then return along the Cardo to Piazza dei Signori, where a Roman statue is still visible.

Free lunch.

Afternoon – Archaeology and landscape

In the afternoon, we head towards the River Adige to admire the Roman Theatre, a major cultural centre in ancient Verona, and the impressive Ponte Pietra, the only Roman bridge still standing today.

The tour continues to the Cathedral, where in the Cloister it is still possible to see the remains of the Zenonian Cathedral dating back to the 4th century AD.

Alternatively, the afternoon can be dedicated to the Roman Theatre and the Archaeological Museum, offering a deeper insight into Roman history through original artefacts.

Panoramic coach option

On request, a panoramic coach tour is available, offering a general view of the city. Passing through Porta Nuova and Porta Palio, students can observe important Roman monuments such as the Gavi Arch and Ponte Pietra, with explanations provided by the guide on board.

DURATION: Full day (2am+2pm)

STUDENT COST: €300.00 1- 30 pax; €340.00 31-50 students; only with earphone rental; €10.00 for each pax over 50. €50.00 for each extra hour. + €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

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In the 1st century BC, the Romans transformed Verona from a small village of huts into a large city with brick buildings, infrastructure and stone-paved streets. The Roman layout of Verona and many of its monuments have survived more than two thousand years and are still visible today.

The Roman generals immediately realized the strategic importance of Verona and made it a fundamental military outpost. There was a river that guaranteed a water supply and was wide and deep enough for navigation. With its bends, it also offered a formidable natural defense. The area was flat but protected to the north by hills that, starting from the edge of the Adige River, became real mountains as they continued north. Verona was a short distance from Lake Garda, which at the time was still called Benacus. It was located on the piedmont line, at the entrance to the Adige Valley, a natural connection between the Brenner Pass, through which Hannibal had passed, and the Po Valley. These communication routes, little more than dirt paths, were certainly already used to connect the various settlements that arose from the early Bronze Age. The Romans made them paved, straight and wide roads, on which armies and goods could move comfortably. They thus created a formidable road network at the center of which, in northern Italy, was Verona.