ARENA, Arena

Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Verona Arena.

I’m about to tell you about the most magnificent archeological monument in the whole of northern Italy!

There are few cities in the world like Verona that can boast such a spectacular entrance to the Old Town.

The usual access is through the double arch known as “Portoni di Bra”, a remnant of the ring of city walls built at the end of the 14th century.

Once you walk through the arch, you’ll find yourself in a huge triangular piazza, partly planted with trees and surrounded all the way around by monumental buildings from a variety of historical periods. One side – the left as you enter – features a series of appealing restaurants and bars, with outdoor areas facing onto the “liston”, a broad sidewalk created in the 18th century with slabs of fine red marble from the mountains around Verona which contain a large number of spiral-shaped fossilized shells....