Verona also offers adventure there is much to choose from, in spring and summer groups multiply and free offers to be part of different tours led by experts is immense. If we individually hiking numerous trails are marked so that we can safely follow, tourist offices provide detailed maps and instructions necessary for the walks we take deparen not only pleasant surprises. One of the busiest routes is the “rock carvings” that can be done on foot or by bicycle. Another very popular is “Rafting” by the Adige River, where we provide life jackets, paddle and helmet. A dream is discovered along the route Verona “Bike Routes”. Browse the many trails of the lake and surrounding area, up and down the mountains Baldo and Lessini, the hills of the plains of Verona and the roads around the edges of the river Adige. The bike can board buses, the cable car and ferry. The preferred circuit Mantova-Peschiera and the least effort calls. In the tourist find all the information needed to make these trips alone or in organized groups.

Verona, like all of Italy, also offers tours of the wonderful museums that jealously guard their historic, archaeological, folkloric, artistic … almost 70 museums are found throughout the province, only in the capital city include 17 museums. The “VeronaCard” allows us recorrerlos at deep discounts.

Castelvecchio Museum: Corso Castelvecchio 2. Magnificent medieval building built in the mid fourteenth century complex of galleries exhibiting sculptures, jewelry, weapons, paintings and other priceless objects. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 am to 7:30 p.m., Monday from 13.30 to 19.30h. Input 6 & euro, groups over 15 people and students 4.50 & euro. From January to May and October to December, the entry is 1 & euro on the first Sunday of each month. Museum of the Great War: Forte di Wohlgeuth, Comune di Rivoli Veronese. In a magnificent fort built by the Hungarians are many objects in the First World War. Open on Sunday afternoons during the summer and in winter upon registration.


Napoleonic Museum
Museum “G. Antonelli” Via Nuova, Arcola. Collection of lithographs, journals, and articles of the Grand Army. Open registration is required.
Museo del Risorgimento: Presso il Castello Scagliero. Collections of military items belonging to the periods of the Second and Third War of Independence. Open Saturdays from 15 to 18h and Sundays from 15 to 18.30 in winter and to 19h in summer. The second Sunday of each month also opens its doors from 10 to 12h. Free admission.

Napoleonic Museum: Piazza Napoleone, 1. His most important collection evokes the Battle of Rivoli, fought in 1797. Open March to October 9am to 12pm and from 15 to 18h, closed on Mondays and Wednesdays. From November to February only open for guided tours with advance registration. The first floor of the museum is not accessible to the disabled.

Archaeological Museum (across the province has some very interesting archaeological museums these are just some of the most important):

Ambientale Archaeological Center: Via Fermi, Legnago. A collection of objects of the period 5000-50 BC. Open Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 14.30 to 18.30hy weekends from 15.30 to 18.30.

Archaeological Museum: Piazza Fra Castoro 8, Cavaion Veronese. The museum is divided into three rooms and viewing from objects of daily life of the first inhabitants of the region to graves. Open on Sundays from 9 to 12. From mid June to mid September also on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 12.30 pm and from 16:30 to 19h. Free admission.

Archaeological Museum: Via Roma 35, Isola della Scala. A collection of objects from the Iron Age to the Romans. Open first Sunday of the month from 15 to 18h in winter and 16 to 19h in summer.

Archaeological Museum: Via Balladoro 15, Povegliano Veronese. Exposes prehistoric objects, objects Lombard Celtic and tomb. Open first Sunday of the month from 10 to 12h and from 14.30 to 18pm. Free admission. Archaeological Museum of the Roman Theatre: Rigaste Redentore 2, Verona. The theater, built during the Age of Augustus, is a surprising grandeur and also is in a spectacular neighborhood. Was remodeled in 1834 thanks to private works of Andrea Monga, a wealthy Veronese. The museum dates back to 1923 and is located in the building occupied by the Convent of San Girolamo, near the theater. It houses a fine collection of Greek objects, mosaics, sculptures, glass and utensils from all over the province. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30 to 19.30hy on Mondays from 13.30 to 19.30h. Entry & euro 4.50, groups over 15 people and students & euro 3, children under 8 to 13 years & euro 1. From January to May and October to December, the first Sunday of the month there is a single entry from & euro 1. VeronaCard (3 days) & euro 15.00, VeronaCard (1 day) & euro 10.00.

Arena: One of the largest remaining with a capacity for 25,000 spectators, was built in the first century, summer presents classical music performances.

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