Verona punches well above its weight. A Roman amphitheatre that still hosts opera, a medieval square built over an ancient forum, and a skyline that has barely changed in centuries—this compact city in the Veneto delivers more history per square metre than most places manage in an entire region. Shakespeare set two of his plays here, and it is not hard to see why he was drawn to it. The audio guide Verona route alone covers two millennia without once feeling like hard work.
What to See in Verona
Piazza delle Erbe
Verona's oldest square sits directly on top of the ancient Roman forum, and the layers of history are impossible to miss. Frescoed medieval and baroque palaces ring the perimeter, a daily market fills the centre, and the Madonna Verona Fountain anchors the whole scene. It is the natural starting point for any visit to the city.
Madonna Verona Fountain
Standing at the heart of Piazza delle Erbe, this is Verona's oldest monument—a 1st-century Roman fountain topped with a Roman statue repurposed in the 14th century to represent the city itself. Understated by tourist-trail standards, but genuinely ancient and well worth a closer look before the market crowds arrive.
Basilica of San Zeno Maggiore
A short walk west of the centre brings you to one of northern Italy's finest Romanesque churches. The rose window—known as the Wheel of Fortune—is extraordinary, the 11th-century bronze doors are among the best-preserved of their kind anywhere, and inside you will find Andrea Mantegna's celebrated altarpiece of the Madonna. Allow a proper hour here.
Sant'Anastasia Basilica
Verona's largest church, begun in 1290 by the Dominican order, is easy to underestimate from the outside. Step in and the scale becomes clear: twelve red marble columns, frescoes by Pisanello and Altichiero, and the curious stone hunchbacked figures—the gobbi—that support the holy water stoups. One of the city's more rewarding interiors.
Loggia del Consiglio
On Piazza dei Signori, this 15th-century Renaissance building is widely regarded as the finest piece of Veronese Renaissance architecture in the city. Its graceful arcade and the row of statues along the cornice—honouring Verona's most prominent historical figures—make it one of those façades you find yourself returning to look at a second time.
Giusti Garden
Away from the main circuit, the Giusti Garden offers a quieter sort of pleasure. This 16th-century Renaissance garden is planted with century-old cypress trees, fountains and statuary, and includes an artificial grotto, a hedge maze and an elevated viewpoint with panoramic views across the city. A composed, considered counterpoint to the busier historic centre.
Stone Bridge
Built in the 1st century BC, this is the only surviving Roman bridge in Verona—blown up during the Second World War and faithfully reconstructed using the original materials. At sunset the stonework catches the light particularly well. Photographers tend to linger here rather longer than they planned.
Arch of the Gavi
Near Castelvecchio, this 1st-century Roman triumphal arch was commissioned by the Gavia family, demolished during the Napoleonic era, and then carefully reconstructed in the 1930s along Corso Cavour. The detailed masonry and surviving inscriptions give a genuine sense of Roman civic life. One of the city's most important archaeological undertakings.
Audio Guide to Verona with Guipock
Navigating Verona on foot is straightforward—the historic centre is compact and largely pedestrianised—but understanding what you are looking at is another matter entirely. Two thousand years of architecture, from Roman foundations to Baroque palaces, can blur into one another without context. That is where the Guipock audio guide app Verona earns its keep.
The app uses a GPS-guided map that tracks your position as you walk. When you reach a point of interest, Guipock notifies you so you can open the audio guide for that stop. There is no guesswork involved, and no need to keep your eyes glued to a screen—the city itself does the work of pulling you in.
The audio is produced using high-quality generated audio across a wide range of languages and regional accents: British English, American English, Australian English, European and Latin American Spanish, French, German, and more. Whether you are travelling solo or with a mixed group, everyone can follow along in the accent that feels most natural to them.
Connectivity is rarely an issue in central Verona, but the offline download feature means you can pull everything onto your device before you leave your accommodation. Once it is downloaded, the app runs without any mobile data at all—useful if you are keeping an eye on roaming charges or simply prefer not to rely on a signal.
Travelling as a family? The family code feature means a single payment covers the whole group. Each person accesses the guide from their own phone, in their own chosen language, entirely independently. And for younger visitors, the children's mode offers the same route with adapted language, shorter explanations and the kind of details that actually hold a child's attention—which, in a city with a famous love story attached to it, is not as difficult as it sounds.
