Roman Theatre, Verona, Italy - SpottingHistory.com

The Roman theatre of Verona should not to be confused with the Roman amphitheatre known as the Verona Arena. The theatre was built in the late 1st century BC. Before its construction, two walls were built alongside the Adige River, between the Ponte di Pietra and the Ponte Postumio, to protect it against floods.

Today only remains of the edifice are visible, recovered starting from around 1830. They include the cavea and the steps, several arcades of the loggias and remains of the stage. Part of the cavea was occupied by the church of S. Siro, built in the 10th century and restored in the 14th century. At the top of the hill there was an ancient temple, built on a series of terraces.

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Sara Pinheiro (7 months ago)
Very cool historical place, right in the middle of the city! The museum is also very nice to visit. Great city views too! Totally worth it!

Tim K (7 months ago)
The modern stage sort of took away from the historical beauty.

Gonzalo Villegas Curulla (GonzaloSound) (8 months ago)
Excellent piece of roman history hot-spot. The (2) tour guides accompanying us did speak ENGLISH perfectly. It is worth a visit and knowledge of its role in society and context back in the day links many nice pieces of information to know about. The upstairs collection of the museum (on the sides of the cloister) are precious also. Note that there is not much shade, in case of difficulties to cope with extreme sun/heat.

Krishna Char (2 years ago)
Totally worth it! The ticket costs only 4.5 euros. Quite a nice collection arranged chronologically and also gives brief information for people who don't want to read everything.

M. M. Leal (2 years ago)
Soooo nice, really well preserved and beautiful museum and Coliseum style amphitheatre. Also beautiful view of Verona. Totally worth paying the entrance.

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