A great weekend away in Verona. Lovely city to visit and would highly recommend a Verona card if you plan to visit a number of attractions as this can be very worthwhile money. The arena is great to visit even if there is no opera on, as is the castle and there are some great restaurants to eat at in Verona too.
The example is based on a weekend in November, leaving on a Friday and returning on a Sunday. I would recommend, if time allows, extending your stay and catching the bus to Lake Garda, however Verona is a great city and worth a few days in itself. Example is using a B&B in a central location and has free bike rental which is great for getting around Verona and is in a great location. There are plenty of accommodation options around this price, some further out of the city. Verona is a very walkable place so you can change options to suit.
Flights £71.96 with Ryanair
Great rated B&B (No3 on TripAdvisor) with breakfast and free bike hire for 2 Nights - £66 @ booking.com reviews http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187871-d3725702-Reviews-B_B_King-Verona_Province_of_Verona_Veneto.html
Bus from Airport to city is 12 Euro per person return (6 Euro each way) - €24/£17.64pp
Total price £155.60/£77.80pp
All comments (23)
rachelandgromit
17 Oct 15#1
rachelandgromit
17 Oct 15#2
muffboy
17 Oct 15#3
How long is the bus trip to Lake Garda?
rachelandgromit
17 Oct 15#4
I caught the public bus and I think it took around 2hrs stopping at various points along the way (it was in the summer months so was busy). You can get your tickets on board or at Tourist Info.
just be careful around the arena if you see people dressed as Roman soldiers, unbeknown to us this service is not free, and they just walked over and said did we want a pic, afterwards they demanded 5 euros, I said no, it all got a bit nasty and the police had to come over
rachelandgromit to Aeschylus
17 Oct 15#7
That's unfortunate to hear, I hope you were OK, doesn't sound like a pleasant experience. When we were there there was lots of people dressed up as there was equipment arriving in preparation for the opera and we got many pictures (for free) but it's good to know thanks.
Aeschylus
17 Oct 15#8
yeah we were fine, but they had our camera, i did not understand any of the shouting, but my understanding was they were just normal Italians trying it on, the police soon told them to get lost, with lots of hand waving lol
GandA
17 Oct 15#9
Definitely agree Verona is a great location for a weekend away. Much more chilled out than some of the busier Italian cities but still got the history and culture. A great find OP.
Derek_Duval
17 Oct 15#10
Excellent price, very tempted. My wife's always wanted to go again as the opera was cancelled just after in started due to rain on our honeymoon. Probably rain again though knowing my luck!
rachelandgromit
17 Oct 152#11
I am sure the opera is only on in the summer but it's still nice. We went in April a year ago and it was scorching hot. Some of the beautiful churches were included on the Verona card and were a welcome rest from the heat (or rain)!
I stayed in an Airbnb rental 5 mins walk from the arena, shared with the owner if anyone needs cheap, basic accommodation let me know.
archiepemberton1
17 Oct 15#14
Verona is a charming, relaxed place, more a large town than a city. Anyone wanting to visit Lake Garda on the same trip can get the train to Desenzano/Sirmione, takes about 20 mins, perfect for lunch and a stroll. Not sure how these places feel in November (I went in May) but the locals are generally a warm, welcoming bunch.
jeremy_ni
17 Oct 15#15
Can't fit this in at present but great price, didn't realise lake Garda was so close, we stayed in Riva and seemed to yea ages to get there tho that's at the opposite end of the lake to sirmeoni
Dogeared
17 Oct 15#16
Good deal. Sorry, I hit the hot button and it's recorded cold. Finger must have slipped.
leon121
17 Oct 15#17
Cheap weekend away
emmastreets89
17 Oct 15#18
thanks op booking this for me and the hubby leave the kids at home..
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The example is based on a weekend in November, leaving on a Friday and returning on a Sunday. I would recommend, if time allows, extending your stay and catching the bus to Lake Garda, however Verona is a great city and worth a few days in itself. Example is using a B&B in a central location and has free bike rental which is great for getting around Verona and is in a great location. There are plenty of accommodation options around this price, some further out of the city. Verona is a very walkable place so you can change options to suit.
Flights £71.96 with Ryanair
Great rated B&B (No3 on TripAdvisor) with breakfast and free bike hire for 2 Nights - £66 @ booking.com reviews http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187871-d3725702-Reviews-B_B_King-Verona_Province_of_Verona_Veneto.html
Bus from Airport to city is 12 Euro per person return (6 Euro each way) - €24/£17.64pp
Total price £155.60/£77.80pp
All comments (23)
Actually here you go:
http://www.arena.it/arena/en/pages/performances-of-the-arena-opera-festival-2016.html
repeto ad nauseam!