Day trip to Verona
Verona is known as one of the most romantic cities in Veneto. It is a small town located 150km from Milan. It is famous all over the world because of Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and is set in this city.
Verona, in other simple words, offers a mix of culture, history, art… and typical flavors of the Italian cuisine.
How to move/get to Verona from Milan
Because it is located 2 hours away from Milan by car, you can plan your day/few hours trip with our car service.
What to visit in Verona
Verona is a small town and your start-point could be “Piazza Bra”, a square where the famous “Arena di Verona” is situated. The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre, smaller than the Colosseum in Rome, built in the first century AD and still used today as a base for music concerts, operas or yearly fairs. In the past it was used for gladiator performances.
After the Arena, you can walk through Mazzini street, a famous shopping road and get to “Piazza delle Erbe” – Market Square.
One of the most visited sites in the town is, without doubt, Juliet’s house and the famous Romeo and Juliet’s balcony at Via Cappello. If a person touches the right breast of her bronze statue, that person will have good fortune and luck in love… or that is what a legend says.
What to visit close to Verona
In your day/few hours trip to Verona you can always include a stop to Sirmione, a popular Medieval sights on the lake’s Garda river. It is well known since the Roman age, because of its thermal water.
Another good option could be a gastronomic tour on lake’s Garda rivers, a famous wine – production area. You will have the possibility to taste our best red wines such as “Amarone” or “Bardolino”, or also the white wine “Custoza”.
