Verona Private City Tour for Kids: Arena & Juliet's Balcony

A guide who speaks your child's language, not just yours

A private 3-hour walking tour of Verona's historic center designed for families, led by a professional guide trained to teach children through games, trivia and visual tools on an iPad. The itinerary includes entry to the ancient Arena, Juliet's Balcony, Castelvecchio fortress, and ends with a funicular ride to Saint Peter's Hill overlooking the city.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Verona Historic Center20m · entry included
2. Castelvecchio Museumpassing by

Family-friendly Verona city tour

• Meet guide at Piazza Bra
• Enter and explore the Arena
• Visit Romeo and Juliet's area
• See Juliet's balcony and Castelvecchio
• Play games and hear stories
• Take funicular to Saint Peter's Hill
• Enjoy panoramic view of Verona

The experience

How do you keep kids engaged while actually learning the history? This tour builds the whole route around that problem. You meet your guide in Piazza Bra and walk through Verona's center at a pace that works for families, stopping at the Arena (a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre where gladiators once fought), and stepping inside to see it. The guide carries an iPad and runs games, photo contests and scavenger hunts tailored to your children's ages, so the stories about Romeo and Juliet, the fortress at Castelvecchio and the tombs inside it (including a mummy) stick because your kids are solving puzzles and competing, not just listening.

The funicular at the end is the payoff: you ride it up to Saint Peter's Hill and get a view of the whole city spread out below. That's the moment parents usually pull out their phones and kids actually look up. The guide is a Blue Badge art historian who speaks English or Italian, so the details are accurate and the pacing doesn't drag. Strollers work fine if you have infants, and the walking is manageable for all fitness levels. It's three hours total, but the stops and the games break it into chunks.

What’s included

• Private guide trained in teaching children.
• entry to the Arena.
• entry to Castelvecchio.
• funicular ride to Saint Peter's Hill.
• games, trivia and scavenger hunts tailored to your children's ages.
• iPad-based visual tools and stories.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 14:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Pinocchio Tours | Guided Tours for Kids and Families

Is this one for you?The tour is built around walking and stopping at specific sites over three hours, so it works best for families whose kids can manage that pace and whose parents want a guide who knows how to hold children's attention. If you're traveling with infants, strollers are welcome and small children can sit on a parent's lap during the funicular ride.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 6): free.

What's inside the Arena when we go in?

The Arena is a Roman amphitheatre built nearly 2,000 years ago where gladiators fought and hunted animals for entertainment. You walk inside the actual structure, see the stone seating and the scale of it, and your guide explains what happened there using stories and visuals your kids can picture.

Do we actually go into Castelvecchio, or just look at it from outside?

Castelvecchio is a fortress where local princes lived, and the tour includes entry so you can see inside, including the tombs and the mummy. Your guide shows you the rooms and explains the history while your kids play games connected to what you're seeing.