Love, Lies and Legends Self Guided Tour of Verona

A monk scribbled a riddle that became one of the earliest traces of the Italian language. A tyrant built a fortress facing his own citizens, not his enemies. This self-guided app based walking tour of Verona takes you through such stories across 2,000 years of real history. The tour has been fully rewritten and expanded based on real traveler feedback in 2026. You will walk past a Roman amphitheatre older than the Colosseum, stand beneath a whale rib that has hung from an archway for centuries, and visit the house marketed as Romeo's that actually belonged to one of Italy's first female scholars. The tour connects the Scaligeri dynasty, Dante, Napoleon, and the postwar rebuilding of the city. Start anytime, pause whenever you like. No large group, no schedule, no rushing between stops. Over 20,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours and the tour comes with a full refund guarantee. If you want to go beyond Romeo & Juliet and discover what happened in this city, book this tour.

1. 1

   Ponte Pietra

   10 min

   Walk across Roman stones pulled from a river by citizens who refused to let a wartime demolition erase their bridge.

2. 2

   Romeo's House (Casa di Romeo)

   Pass by

   Learn why the real story of this house, a brilliant woman silenced for speaking too well, outshines the fiction.

3. 3

   Santa Maria Antica

   10 min

   Decode a funerary complex where modern forensics revealed poison in a medieval ruler's mummified remains.

4. 4

   Casa di Giulietta

   Pass by

   Pass by one of the most famous locations associated with Shakespeare's tragedy: Juliet's house. Uncover how a twentieth century heritage promoter built the balcony from a medieval coffin lid and launched a global myth.

5. 5

   Arena di Verona

   Pass by

   Stand before an amphitheatre older than the Colosseum whose outer wall was dismantled not by an earthquake, but by a king

6. 6

   Museo di Castelvecchio

   Pass by

   look upon a fortress built to face inward, where a ruler's escape bridge could not save him from his own brother

7. 7

   Piazza Bra

   10 min

   Hear about the famous monuments in this square

8. 8

   Piazza delle Erbe

   15 min

   Cross a marketplace that has operated continuously since it was a Roman forum over two millennia ago.

9. 9

   Arco dei Gavi

   5 min

   See a Roman arch reassembled from numbered stones after Napoleon's engineers tore it down to widen a road

10. 10

    Porta Borsari - World Heritage Site

    5 min

    Trace the exact line of a Roman highway still embedded in Verona's modern street grid after two thousand years

11. 11

    Arco della Costa

    10 min

    Pass beneath a whale rib that has hung from an archway for centuries, and hear the legend behind it

12. 12

    Piazza dei Signori

    10 min

    Stand where Dante found refuge after exile.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The total tour duration includes the time spent at the stop, listening to audios and time required to walk through all the stops.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.