How to visit the Arena of Verona

With more than twenty centuries of history, the Arena di Verona reflects the entire past and even the present of the city. Nowadays it is a true symbol, so among the best things to do in Verona is definitely a visit to the Roman Arena.

To visit the Roman Arena of Verona you have to take into account different specifications, such as the opening hours, the ticket prices, how you can get to this place, the transport services you have at your disposal to visit the place, among other things.

Tickets to the Arena di Verona can be found in two ways. One way to enter the arena is to go to the ticket office to buy tickets directly outside the monument. The disadvantage of buying tickets this way is that you have to wait in long queues until it is your turn to buy.

Being a symbol of the city of Verona, it is common for the queues of people to buy tickets to be so long every day. That's why the best way to buy your entrance ticket is online. With this method, you save minutes of queuing outside the venue. Especially if you have chosen this activity to do in Verona with children, it is important to avoid them getting impatient as much as possible.

On the official website of the Arena di Verona you can buy tickets for concerts and shows that take place both in the Roman Arena and in the Philharmonic Theatre. If you are visiting the city and want to see a show, this is the page to visit to buy tickets.

On the other hand, if you want to take a leisurely stroll around the Arena, either on your own or with a guided tour that takes you around the whole place explaining every detail, then you have to go to the Museums of Verona website, the official website to buy tickets to the different museums and attractions in Verona.

Tickets to the Arena di Verona can be purchased from 2,10 Euro per person, which is the children's ticket. Of course, prices can go up depending on different factors. The season is not a determining factor for ticket prices, so you can include a visit to the Arena among the things to do in Verona in October, June or any other month of the year.

General admission, for example, costs around 16 euros per person, which includes the museum entrance fee of around 11 euros, plus the cost of using the online service which costs around 5 euros more. I recommend visiting the Arena right after taking one of the best tours of Verona, so you can get to know it both inside and out.

For this price, you will have access to the Amphitheatre, as well as securing your booking fee and you are finally paying a pre-sale price. In addition, the advantage is that by paying online, you will not have to queue when you arrive at the Arena at the time of your visit.

One important thing to note is that tickets are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, non-transferable and non-cancellable. Once you buy tickets, you have to use them, otherwise you will have to buy new ones.

Tickets are organised according to the amount of money you have to pay for each ticket. Online tickets always avoid long queues at the box office, although you will also have to queue for a few minutes to gain access to the venue for security reasons.

As for the type of tickets, there are reduced and general admission tickets, as well as special tickets for children. Each of them has different prices. This is to visit the inside of the Arena and learn about its history and characteristics. Now, if you want to buy tickets for specific events, you can also do it online and without queuing.

In the latter case, ticket prices vary according to the place and seats you choose to sit to see the shows. But also the price of tickets to the different shows depends on the type of show you are attending and the artists performing.

The Arena di Verona is one of the attractions included in the VeronaCard city pass. This is the card authorised by the Italian Ministry of Tourism to allow you to see the vast majority of the city's tourist attractions. The price of this card varies according to different specific characteristics, such as the duration of the card.

On the other hand, this card also includes different places of interest in the city, such as monuments, art galleries, squares, among other interesting sites. Visits can be coordinated according to your interests and the places you hope to see during your tour of the city.

You can choose two types of cards, both of which include a visit to the Arena di Verona. One has a duration of 24 hours and the other of 48 hours. This means that during the 24 or 48 hours that the card lasts, you can use it at any of the city's attractions.

As for the Roman Arena, you should know that the entrance with the city card does not guarantee a guided tour, but you have the option of using the audio guide offered by the VeronaCard app.

On the official website where you can buy tickets to the Arena di Verona, you cannot access guided tours in conjunction with tickets to the venue. Tickets only include the right to see the inside of the arena and, for an additional cost, to listen to an audio guide that will tell you everything you need to know about this cultural site.

The only way you can have a guided tour inside the Arena di Verona is if you choose to book a guided tour in addition to the entrance fee you previously paid. Another option you have is to take a self-guided tour with an audio guide, for which you have three options, the first of which is to ask for this service when you buy your ticket online.

The second option is to buy the VeronaCard, the city pass that allows you to move around the most iconic sights of Verona and explains through an audio guide, the most interesting details of each of these places.

The third option is to hop on the city's tourist bus, which also takes you around Verona's best sights, including the Roman Arena. During the tour, you have an audio guide that will provide you with interesting and relevant information about the Arena and the other places in the city.

Discounted tickets are also a service you can take advantage of during your visit to the Arena di Verona. General admission, as you know, costs approximately 16 euros, but reduced tickets can cost a little less. This type of ticket applies to students with a valid student card, and also for people over 60 years of age.

If you are accompanied by your parents or other senior citizens, you can pay for them a reduced ticket of approximately 13.25 euros each. There are no more reduced tickets for other visitors, only for people over 60 years of age and also for students with a valid student card.

In the case of children, tickets vary considerably in price, so they are considered special tickets. In the case of tickets for senior citizens and students, these prices are maintained even if you want a guided tour, as long as it is by means of an audio guide.

You must remember that if you buy tickets for senior citizens, it is necessary that when they arrive at the Amphitheatre, they must show their identity document which details their date of birth and age, otherwise they will not be able to enter the site, even if they have tickets.

Of course children have special tickets to the Arena di Verona. To begin with, children up to the age of 7 can enter for free, as long as you get your ticket from the Arena ticket office.

However, if you want to buy tickets for children up to 7 years old online, you can do so, but you will have to pay an average price of 1 euro per ticket, as a web service fee. In any case, buying this way is advantageous because it gives you the opportunity to book in advance, and avoid queues.

On the other hand, these special children's tickets are available for both the self-guided tour and the guided tour of the site. Children over the age of 7 and up to the age of 14 have the opportunity to pay a reduced admission fee, provided they are accompanied by an adult.

In other words, if a child or teenager between 8 and 14 years of age visits the museum, they will have to pay the full entrance fee. But if you go with children of these ages, then you can pay the reduced admission fee, which is approximately 2.10 euros each.

It is clear at this point that getting tickets online is more advantageous than buying them at the box office, mainly because this way you will be avoiding queues at the entrance to the venue. It is advantageous to have a reservation when visiting the Roman Arena, especially if you visit Verona in one day and have little time to see the city.

By booking tickets, you are sure to save your place on the tour, and you may even save some money because at the ticket office tickets may cost a little more money than online tickets.

In the case of children's tickets, you can also get them online instead of waiting to get to the ticket office to get them. Online tickets can also be secured well in advance, which you can't do with tickets at the box office.

The Arena of Verona is open all day every day. The monument opens every day at 8:30 am, while the closing time is at 7:30 pm. When there is some kind of special event at the Arena in the evening, visiting hours are shortened to 16:30.

On Mondays it is open between 13:30 and 19:30. The opening hours may also be shortened to 16:30 if there are shows in the Arena during the evening. The evening opening hours generally depend on the specific shows being performed.

To visit the Arena of Verona you need at least an hour, although the time is determined by the type of visit you make, i.e. if you go on your own with an audio guide, it may take you a little less time to visit the whole place.

If you go together with a tour guide who will show you around, then it is likely to take a little over an hour. It takes time to walk around the whole place from the cave to the stage, and during those minutes you will have the opportunity to take multiple photos of the whole venue.

If you're on the city's tourist bus and you happen to get off at the Arena di Verona to see the venue from the inside, one thing to keep in mind is the waiting time for each bus at each of the stops. On the other hand, if you go to the Arena of Verona with children, then the visit may take even longer depending on the type of visit you have planned for them to enjoy the space.

The best advice I can give you about visiting the Arena di Verona is to go early in the morning. I know it's a bit difficult to get up early, but it's worth getting up at the crack of dawn to get into the first group of visitors to the Arena di Verona. You definitely enjoy the place a lot more when you see it without so many people around you.

In addition, another advantage of seeing the monument in the morning hours is that the weather will be much nicer and you will have the opportunity to take much clearer and more colourful pictures, without so many crowds during the visit.

As for times of the year, you can definitely include the Arena di Verona among the best places to visit in Verona in summer, because the temperatures are much more pleasant and you can enjoy the shows that take place in the Arena, such as the highly acclaimed Opera festival.

The Arena of Verona is located exactly in Piazza Bra, and you can get here on foot if you are on a city tour, or you can get here by private or rented car. Another way to get to the Amphitheatre is by public transport.

Among all the ways you have to get to the Roman Arena, one of the most economical is the city's tourist bus. It is a system of free stops including the Arena of Verona.

Another way to get to the Arena of Verona is to take a guided tour by bus or private car, bearing in mind that most of the private tours in the historic centre of the city are on foot and you have to get to the meeting point on your own.

• Wear comfortable shoes to visit the entire complex, as you will have to walk all the way inside the complex to get a wider view of all that the Arena di Verona has to show you.
• Buy your tickets online and well in advance, this way you will be assured of your visit and avoid the long queues at the entrance of the complex, with thousands of tourists every year wanting to visit this place.
• If you go during the summer season, make sure you go to one of the shows at the Arena di Verona, because it is an experience of a different level and category.
• If you go with children or senior citizens, take advantage of the discounted tickets and free tickets offered by the venue.
• Ask for the audio guide so you can get much more information about the place you are visiting.
• Buy the city card, which allows you to visit not only the Arena di Verona, but also many other interesting places in the city, for a reduced price.