Verona self-guided audio tour: Romeo and Juliet history

Walk Verona's cobbled streets on your own schedule, hearing 2,000 years unfold

This self-guided audio tour of Verona uses the VoiceMap app to lead you through the historic center at your own pace, with narration in English or Italian and offline access to maps and audio. You'll pass the Arena where gladiators fought, Juliet's House, the Scala family's medieval palaces, and Piazza Erbe, the ancient Roman forum, while tracing the Adige River shoreline and discovering where Veronese cuisine thrives in the city's oldest streets.

Step-by-step itinerary

Self-guided audio tour of Verona

• Start at Portoni della Bra
• Pass by Piazza Bra
• Pass by Arena Square
• Pass by San Nicolò all'Arena
• Pass by Piazza Nogara
• Pass by Juliet's House
• Pass by Piazza Erbe
• Pass by Piazza dei Signori
• Pass by Santa Maria Antica
• Pass by Romeo's House
• Pass by Santa Anastasia Church
• Stop briefly on Ponte Pietra
• Pass by Porta Borsari

The experience

The tour starts at Portoni della Bra and moves through Piazza Brà toward the Arena, then cuts into the quieter cobbled streets away from the shopping crowds. You follow the oldest Roman road in northern Italy, passing Juliet's House and Romeo's House, the Scala family's private chapel and cemetery, and the medieval power centers of Piazza dei Signori and Piazza Erbe. The route ends at Porta Borsari after a brief stop on Ponte Pietra, where the river opens up the city's geography. The whole path takes roughly an hour to an hour and twenty minutes, though you control the pace entirely.

The VoiceMap app downloads to your phone, so the audio, maps and location data work offline: no data connection needed as you walk. You get lifetime access to the tour in English or Italian, and the app shows you exactly where you are on the route, so you won't miss a turn or a stop. The narration points out the pragmatism and invention in how Verona recycled its Roman past into medieval buildings, and flags the best places to eat along the way.

You'll need to bring your own smartphone and headphones. The tour passes by museums and churches, Basilica di Sant'Anastasia among them, but entry fees are separate. Public transport runs nearby if you need it, and the route suits all fitness levels, though the cobblestones and hills are what they are.

What’s included

• VoiceMap app for Android and iOS.
• lifetime access to the tour in English or Italian.
• offline audio, maps and geodata so you don't need a data connection while walking.

Before you book

Lasts 1h–1h 15m, runs every day with no fixed time, from € 18.17 per person, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Audio guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

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

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by VoiceMap Audio Tours

Is this one for you?Pick this tour if you want to explore at your own pace without waiting for a group or a guide's schedule. The self-guided format means you can linger at Piazza Erbe as long as you like, skip ahead to the next stop, or pause to eat: the app stays with you either way.

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Top questions

What's actually inside the Arena that the tour passes by?

The Arena in Piazza Brà is a Roman amphitheater where gladiators fought, built nearly 2,000 years ago and still standing in the heart of the city. The tour passes it early on and the audio explains its place in Verona's Roman past.

Can I do this tour if I don't have a smartphone?

No, the VoiceMap app runs on Android and iOS phones, so you'll need your own smartphone and headphones to follow the audio and see where you are on the map.

Does the tour go inside Juliet's House or just past it?

The tour passes by Juliet's House as a stop on the route, but entry to the house itself is not included and costs extra. The audio narration covers its place in the Romeo and Juliet story and Verona's history.

What's the oldest Roman road the tour follows?

The tour traces the oldest Roman road in northern Italy as it winds through Verona's center, moving away from the busy shopping streets and into the quieter medieval alleyways where the city's history is most visible in the building facades.

How long do I have to finish the tour once I start?

There's no time limit. You own the tour forever once you download it, so you can pause, come back another day, or walk it as slowly as you like. The whole route takes roughly an hour to an hour and twenty minutes if you move straight through.