“The Arena at the gladiators’ time”
Experience the Roman age in the most spectacular of the buildings raised in those days, the amphitheatre. Explore it with someone who really knows it. Because what stands nowadays is not exactly what was build 2000 years ago.
When was build such an amphitheatre? Why so huge? How would the spectators enter the building due to their social classes and where would have they found their seat? How long was it used for? How did the gladiatorial fight shows work? Were beasts and Christians used for the shows too? What happened to it in medieval times? How come is it still in relatively good conditions? When did they start to use it again for entertainment? Why is it today the biggest Roman amphitheatre in the world? These are the main questions which will find a proper answer during our visit.
- Follow your Guide inside and outside the Arena and get there where you wouldn’t have made it by yourself.
- Discover all the details inside and outside the Arena through which you can appreciate its evolution;
- Put yourself in the ancient Romans’ shoes and experience their age;
- Listen to all the anecdocts related to the gladiators and the evidence locally found;
Details
Tour typology: private
Timing: Tuesday to Sunday, usually at 9 am.
Lenght: 60 minutes.
Language: English.
Cost: Adults: €20; children under 13: €10 (free of charge for under 6). Minimum price €90.
Additional costs: Arena admission ticket (Adults €12; free of charge for Veronacard holders and minors; for EU citizens aged between 18-25: €3; for over 60: €9). First Sunday of the month November to March €1.
Payment: off your Guide before start.
Inclusions: Tourist Guide licensed in Verona.
Meeting point: Piazza Bra, in front of the town hall (Palazzo Barbieri) just underneath the Italian Flag.
Let us suggest you to buy yourself your Veronacard in advance so that you can access without further charge 16 tourist attractions against payment like the Arena.
Booking: necessary.
Itinerario
L’anfiteatro si trova di piazza Bra, dalla parte opposta rispetto alla quale ci ritroveremo per iniziare il tour. Il tragitto è quindi brevissimo, ma prima di accedere all’interno dell’anfiteatro sosteremo più volte lungo il cammino per esaminare tracce interessantissime della storia del monumento. Coglieremo anche l’occasione di scoprire in che relazione stava con l’abitato e le sue mura di cinta in età romana, e di queste rintracceremo delle notevoli tracce celate alla vista dei più. Tanto sorprendente sarà indugiare fuori dall’anfiteatro quanto interessante sarà percorrere i suoi arcovoli, accedere all’Arena propriamente detta utilizzando la porta triumphalis come un tempo i gladiatori e sedersi sulle gradinate come ancora oggi si usa fare durante gli spettacoli, non solo operistici. Termineremo la visita in un luogo nascosto dello stesso, posto sempre all’interno della struttura, così che il visitatore possa rimanere a suo piacere in un luogo tanto fuori dall’ordinario.
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