Verona Sights

Roman Arena

#1 of 38 things to do in Verona

#75 of 6228 things to do in Italy

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  • Address
    • Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6b Piazza Brà
  • Transport
    • 11, 12, 13, 14 from train stn
  • Website
  • Email
  • Phone
    • 045 800 51 51
  • Price
    • tickets €15-150, tours adult/student/child €4/3/1
  • Hours
    • opera season Jun-Aug, tours 8.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sun, 1.45-7.30pm Mon Oct-May, 8am-3.30pm daily Jun-Aug

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Lonely Planet review for Roman Arena

The pink marble Roman Arena was built in the 1st century AD and survived a 12th-century earthquake to become Verona’s legendary open-air opera house, with seating for 30,000 people. Placido Domingo made his debut here, and the annual June to August opera season includes 50 performances by the world’s top names. In winter months classical concerts are held across the way at the 18th-century Ente Lirico Arena.

 

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    worth the climb

    tk2010 recommends this,

    The Arena in Verona is gorgeous from the outside, and inside it's impressive and breath-taking. Once you climb up all the steps to the top, not only do you get great views of the city and the surrounding hills, but you appreciate the immense scale of it all. Go outside opera season if you just want to see the arena itself, but I imagine an opera there would be very atmospheric, if a little sore sitting on stone!

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