Description
The Verona Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 3.4 km / 2.1 mi self-guided walking tour with challenges along the way. It takes between 2 and 3 hours to complete.
What you’ll see:
- Castelvecchio Museum
- Piazza Bra
- Verona Arena
- Via Giuseppe Mazzini
- Porta Borsari
- Juliette’s House and Balcony
- Piazzetta Pescheria
- Casa di Romeo
- Scaliger Tombs
- Piazza dei Signori
- Palazzo della Ragione
- Piazza Erbe
- Palazzo Maffei Casa Museo
- Torre dei Lamberti
- Basilica di Santa Anastasia
- And much more!
This scavenger hunt has a difficulty level of MODERATE.
Buy either an individual or a group ticket. Your group should be between 3 and 6 people. In fact, children are welcome.
After purchase, to begin your Verona walking tour, direct yourself to Piazza Brà, 37121 Verona VR, Italy. This is the start location.
Once there, log in to this website on your smartphone and begin your hunt.
You’ll also need a fully charged smartphone connected to the Internet (LTE or 4G with a data plan; Wi-Fi isn’t available throughout). Instructions will be supplied on-screen, along with directions, challenges, and some historical information.
Ancient History
Verona has been inhabited since before 550 BCE. It became a Roman territory in 300 BCE. It is an important city as it intersects several roads.
The Roman army defeated the Visigoths here in 402 CE, but the Ostrogoths conquered the city in 489. The Lombards later took it in 572, and it became the 2nd most important city in that kingdom.
Later, in 774, Charlemagne conquered the city for the Holy Roman Empire. It remained under Austrian rule until 1135, when it became a free commune.
Over the next 400 years, many competing leagues and kingdoms took and lost Verona until 1508, when it returned under Roman rule.
Modern History
In 1797, Napoleon occupied Verona but was driven out by the citizens. It once again became Austrian territory for a short time. However, in 1805, Napoleon retook the city, and it was lost to the Austrian Empire in 1814.
In 1866, Verona became part of a united Italy during the 3rd Italian War of Independence.
Today, Verona is one of the main tourist destinations in Northern Italy with its festivals, opera in the Arena, and its link to two of William Shakespeare’s plays: Romeo and Juliet and The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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