Verona in one day from Lake Garda: what to see, how to get there, when to go

By Riccardo · LikeGarda, Garda

Verona is one of the easiest big days out from Lake Garda: close, flat, walkable, and compact enough to see the heart of it in a day. Here is what is worth your time and the ways to get there, on your own or with us.

What to see in one day

Piazza Bra and the Arena: the Roman amphitheatre is the first thing you see, and in summer it is still an opera house.
Via Mazzini to Piazza delle Erbe: the elegant shopping street, then the market square with its frescoed houses.
Piazza dei Signori, just behind, calmer and full of history.
Juliet’s House: the famous balcony was added around 1940, using an old stone piece, when the house was turned into the setting of the story. The courtyard is often busy: it is a good place for a photo and a short stop.

How to get there from the lake

If you are staying near Peschiera, the regional train to Verona Porta Nuova is a short ride; timetables and tickets are on the Trenitalia website. From the other lake towns there are local buses, and the time depends a lot on where you start.

Our day trip picks you up in your town and arrives in Piazza Bra in the morning. With a tour leader on board and an official city guide in Verona, you walk through the centre with headphones, then have free time for Via Mazzini and the old town before the coach takes you back to the lake in the late afternoon.

When to go

Spring and autumn are especially pleasant. In July and August the middle of the day is hot: the narrow streets around Piazza delle Erbe give welcome shade. From mid June to mid September the Arena hosts the Opera Festival, and on opera evenings the centre fills up after dinner, a lovely atmosphere if you are staying for the show.