Castelvecchio Museum (Museo di Castelvecchio) Tours and Activities

Enjoy an adventurous and scenic overview of Italy’s UNESCO-listed Dolomite region on this full-day tour from Verona. With just a small group, you’ll travel in comfort via air-conditioned minivan. Admire the Val di Fassa, eat lunch in a picturesque village, and then continue to the Pordoi Pass. Then, take a funicular ride to the soaring Piz Boè for exceptional mountain views.

Enjoy an alternative sightseeing experience of Verona on a Segway tour of the glittering city. With a professional guide, cruise to popular attractions like the Basilica of St Anastasia and Porta Palio while listening to illuminating commentary. Travel at a leisurely pace to visit ancient landmarks like the Arena di Verona, a colossal Roman amphitheatre, and the Castelvecchio. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to eight people.

Visit the largest lake in Italy, Lake Garda, on an afternoon half-day tour from Verona, which includes round-trip transportation. Cross through the rolling hills of Valpolicella to the picturesque village of Sirmione, and have time to tour the old city both with your guide and independently.

Discover the highlights of romantic Verona during a hop-on hop-off bus tour aboard an open-air double-decker bus. Enjoy panoramic views from the top deck while you ride past the city’s main attractions and listen to informative audio commentary along the way. There are two different bus routes included on your ticket, and 16 stops between them so you see the best of Verona. Your ticket is valid for 24 hours.

Get familiar with wonderful Verona, an eye-pleasing ancient city that offers churches and palaces, squares and cobblestoned streets. This guided tour gives you an in-depth look at Verona as you explore its highlights including the 2,000-year-old Arena di Verona and Juliet's balcony. Numbers are limited to 12 people on this small-group tour, ensuring a more personalized experience.

Explore the romantic city of Verona on this guided walking tour. Discover why Shakespeare wrote about the city and why UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site as you walk past monuments, busy squares, and quaint alleyways. Then head to the Verona Arena with skip-the-line access to marvel at the ancient Roman amphitheater constructed in pink marble as your guide informs you of its history and stories.

While in Verona, don’t miss out on visiting the well-known Valpolicella wine region. On this small-group tour, follow your guide through the area, and stop at vineyards to taste some of the best Italian wines, including an Amarone, a rich red wine made from partially dried grapes. Along the way, learn about the winemaking process and snap pictures of the beautiful vineyards.

Take a moonlight tour of Verona and explore the city in the calmer evening hours with a guide. After leaving Piazza Erbe, you'll stroll around Verona's romantic alleyways and streets, listening to stories about the poets, painters, and dreamers who have fallen for the city's charms. See the Lovers' Well (Pozzo dell'Amore), Porta Borsari, and the Castelvecchio, and leave the tour armed with tips for the best wine bars in town.

Unlike other classic tours, this excursion will allow travelers to stay longer in each place. In this way, they will be able to enjoy the city without haste and will be able to better admire the different panoramas that Verona offers. The selected places are also the most photogenic of all and this will make memories more intense!

Get access to a private, hidden garden during this wine tasting tour in Verona. Learn about the secrets of top-quality valpolicella while enjoying tastings in a flower garden overlooking the River Adige. Your guide will provide in-depth tasting notes and commentary on the local culinary culture.

Learn about the history of Verona with this family-focused walking tour. The entire tour is designed with kids in mind, from the inclusion of technology like an iPad to fun elements such as games, trivia, and scavenger hunts. See top landmarks including the Arena, the Cathedral, and Juliet’s Balcony plus a scenic trip up the city’s funicular.

What if Shakespeare’s starcrossed lovers Romeo and Juliet actually had a different fate? When visiting Verona, solve a mystery based on the Bard’s tragic tale by solving a series of puzzles and clues that take you through the ‘City of Love.’ Have fun putting the pieces together as you travel to landmarks like Juliet’s House, Piazza delle Erbe, the Scaliger Tombs and Forti Palace. Along the way, boost your brain power with a complimentary snack and drink.

Discover the beauty and history of Verona, home of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ On this 2-hour tour, admire the city’s most important monuments on a sightseeing drive, and then stroll through the winding heart of town on a guided walk. See the Roman bridge and amphitheater, the 16th-century city gates, Piazza delle Erbe, Juliet’s House and more while learning about Verona’s rich legacy.

Embark on a truffle hunting adventure with an Italian Tartufaro and the dog. Discover the land of Valpolicella and join the scorzone Truffle hunt. The Tartufaro will guide you in the hunt of this black diamond of the kitchen in the woods and lands surrounding an old Winery in Verona. Taste fresh local truffles and pair them with the famous Amarone wine!

Follow the clues to solve a 700-year-old cold case on a fun and interactive murder mystery tour in Verona. Uncover the true story behind the murder of Cangrade della Scala, a Veronese lord, as you solve riddles on a scavenger hunt that takes you to landmarks of medieval Verona including the Castelvecchio, Piazza Bra Sant’Elena church and the Scaliger Tombs.

While most people think of Verona as the land of Romeo and Juliet, this elegant old city boasts so much more. With this guided customizable tour, you'll have three hours with a local guide, who can show you some of the most interesting sites or take you to off-the-beaten-track spots while informing you all about the UNESCO World Heritage city's incredible past.

Meet your driver in Bardolino and, with a small group start this experience. Once arrived in Verona, meet your local guide for a 2 hours walking tour in the city center to get an overview of the city. See the medieval Castelvecchio and its Scaligero Bridge, the Gavi's arch and learn about the ancient Roman past of the city. Reach the iconic Piazza Bra and the Arena amphitheater, one of the symbols of the city, famous for the Opera season. Pass by Porta Borsari and stroll along one of the most beautiful streets of Verona until the famous Piazza delle Erbe, the ancient Roman forum. Here you'll admire the frescoes of the palaces and the beautiful Torre dei Lamberti. Finally you'll listen to legends and tales about Romeo and Juliet and see the romantic balcony. After the tour you can enjoy some free time in the city center to have lunch or go shopping. Meet again your driver at 4:30 PM (in front of the entrance of Castelvecchio castle, by the statue) and to go back to Bardolino.

Verona is not only the romantic city of Romeo and Juliet, and it's not only red because of the medieval brick buildings. It's a green, colorful and charming town, where the beauty of the gardens and hidden corners create a special romantic atmosphere. Discover the gardens and the hidden corners, explore the city from a new perspective!

Verona tells the story of the ancient history of Roman times that inspired the greatest artists of the Renaissance. The tour begins in the Basilica of San Zeno, where the view is captured by the grandeur of its wooden ceiling and is led to the new perspective of Andrea Mantegna. The fortified towers of Castelvecchio today preserve the beauty of the Museum of Renaissance Painting Veronese: a journey into the artistic mindset of the new Western art. At aperitif time, the tavern offers the most authentic tradition: tasty meatballs and appetizing croutons accompanied by incredible wines from the Morainic Veronese Hills. In the deconsecrated church, the aromas of traditional dishes pervade the air and the shades of Amarone color the table set for an unusual lunch. In the afternoon, the walk leads to the discovery of the artist Veronese, along the banks of the Adige river among shops with craftsmen of their hometown, and ends with a visit to the church of San Paolo.

At nightfall, with the last rays of light, Verona becomes a magical place with incredible charm. The facades of the monuments light up, creating suggestive effects of light and shadow. This guided walking tour takes you away from the noise of the city, in an environment of unexpected beauty. A visit in the evening, after sunset, will leave you with unforgettable memories. You will discover details that normally are not noticed in a daytime visit: you can peek and observe the inside of the houses very often covered with frescoes and the silence of the streets and the darkness immerse us in an almost unreal world. The beauty of this city which is an open-air museum seduces visitors. Finally, in summer it is certainly very pleasant to avoid the heat of the day and enjoy the cool of the night.