Arena Di Verona
Venue Information
The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre in Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy built in the first century. It is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind. In ancient times, the capacity of the arena was nearly 30,000 although nowadays, for security reasons, the maximum attendance is 15,000 people.
Directions
By Car: The majority of the old part of the city centre is off-limits to traffic, apart from residents, authorized vehicles and cars going to hotels.
The pedestrian areas in the centre are via Roma, Via Mazzini, Via Capello, Via Leoni and Corso Porta Borsari.
Verona can be easily reached by using:
- the A4 Serenissima Milan -Venice motorway, exiting at Verona Sud.
- the A22 Brenner - Modena motorway, reaching the intersection with the A4 heading towards Venice and exiting at Verona Sud.
Once at the motorway exit, follow the signs indicating "tutte le direzioni" (all directions), then those for the city centre.
Free parking
Piazzale Guardini car park
Stadio car park in Piazzale Olimpia with three park-and-ride car parks
Porta Palio car park (Viale Galliano/Stradone Porta Palio)
Bike Sharing: There is a bicycle rental service, Verona Bike, with docking stations located throughout the city centre and elsewhere. Here you’ll find an up-to-date map of Verona Bike docking stations.
By Bus: Town buses have the ATV logo. Tickets can be bought on board or, before travel, from tobacconists and newsagents.
The city centre is linked with the surrounding towns and Lake Garda by a public bus service. The bus terminus is in the square in front of Verona Porta Nuova railway station. For timetables and routes, check out the Azienda Trasporti Verona (ATV) Web site.
Arena Bus service offers a night route Verona-Garda Lake for the people who wish to go to the opera season in the Arena
By Train: The main railway station is VERONA PORTA NUOVA, at the junction of the Milan – Venice and Brenner – Rome railway lines.
There are connections with all the main Italian railway stations throughout the day with various types of trains: through trains, Intercity and Eurostar.
Approximate travelling times with high-speed trains: from Padua 45 minutes; from Vicenza 25 minutes; from Venice 70 minutes; from Milan 80 minutes; from Rome 4 hours and 10 minutes, or 2 hours and 50 minutes without changing trains. At the railway station, buses can be taken to the city centre, stopping at Piazza Bra, the central square in which the Arena Amphitheatre is located.
The bus routes for reaching the city centre are: 11, 12, 13, 14, 72 and 73.
By Taxi: There is a 24-hour radio taxi service, which is available in Piazza Bra and at the Verona Porta Nuova railway station.
Other taxi ranks are to be found in Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza San Zeno, as well as at Borgo Trento Hospital and Borgo Roma Hospital.
Telephone: +39 0450532666
SMS Taxi: +39 3403210021
Car Sharing: There is a car-sharing service, GirACI, with docking stations located throughout the city centre.
By Plane: Verona Villafranca’s Valerio Catullo Airport is approximately 10 kilometres southwest of the city centre. Various airlines, including Air Dolomiti, fly to Catullo Airport. A shuttle bus service runs between the airport and Porta Nuova railway station. The bus stop is in front of Porta Nuova railway station.
Brescia Montichiari’s Gabriele D'Annuncio airport, 52 km from Verona, is also connected twice a day with Verona Porta Nuova railway station by a shuttle bus service. The bus stop for this shuttle service is also in front of Porta Nuova railway station.