From Milan: Private Verona City Highlights Tour – Milan, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Travel to the hills of Verona on the Adige river with this day trip from Milan. Explore the highlights of this ancient city with a local guide. Admire sights like 14th century Scaligero castle and a first century Roman theater.

Enjoy the convenience of being picked at your accommodation in Milan. Sit back and relax on the scenic drive through the Italian countryside to Verona. Make your way to the historic center.

Stroll by the imposing Scaligero castle, a Roman amphitheater from 30 AD, and Juliet’s house which is said to have inspired Shakespeare’s balcony scene in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

Learn the history of the city which became Roman colony in 89 BC and was engaged with conflicts with the Ostrogoths, the Lombards, and the Franks. Find out about the city’s rulers and about the master artist Paolo Caliari.

Hear about the city’s occupation by Napoleon in 1797. Uncover how the city was rebuilt after WWII. Spend some free time exploring to city where you will have time to purchase lunch at a local restaurant. Return to your accommodation in Milan at th end of your tour.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Step back in time on a guided tour through the historic center in Verona
Admire an ancient Roman amphitheater and the castle of Scaligero
Discover for yourself why Verona has been made a World Heritage site
Snap pictures of the rolling hills of Verona and the stunning Adige river
See the balcony that helped to inspire Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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