As a symbol of love across the globe and home to a show-stopping Roman Arena, Verona is a worthy addition to your travel bucket list. And like many Italian cities, it has a tourist pass.
But is the Verona Card worth it?
The bottom line is that I saved almost €20 with the Verona Card on my last visit. Get the lowdown in my Verona Card review.
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What is the Verona Card?
The Verona Card is a pass offering free or discounted admission to key attractions across the city and reductions on selected tours. It also gives you free transport on city buses (but not the Aerobus).
It comes in two flavours: a 24-hour card and a 48-hour card. In December 2025, the 24-hour Verona Card costs €27; the 48-hour city pass is €32.
Where to Buy the Verona Card
In Verona
You can buy your city pass at the helpful Verona tourist office (Ufficio IAT) in Piazza Bra or at most of the attractions covered by the card. It is also sold in the main churches, authorised hotels and at the money exchange offices of Maccorp Italiana Spa – Forexchange at the Verona Porta Nuova Train Station and in via Cappello, 4.
The Verona City Card comes with a handy fold-out map listing included attractions and their opening hours.
Buying the Verona Card online
I bought my Verona Card online here. You simply pop into the Tourist Information Office and exchange your electronic voucher for the city pass and map.
This may cost you a few euros more in the shape of an administration fee, but it comes with the reassurance of free cancellation should your plans change.
>>> CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR VERONA CARD
Verona Card Attractions
All of Verona’s must-see attractions are free to visit with the city pass. These include the Arena di Verona and the sights associated with Romeo and Juliet in Verona.
The Verona Card only grants admission to each attraction once.
Free admission with the Verona Card
- Arena di Verona
- Juliet’s House
- Juliet’s Tomb & Frescoes Museum
- Scaligeri tombs (summer season only)
- Lamberti Tower
- Basilica di Sant’Anastasia
- Basilica di San Zeno
- San Fermo Church
- Verona Cathedral complex
- Roman Theatre and Archaeological Museum
- Castelvecchio Museum
- GAM Achille Forti Modern Art Gallery
- Maffeian Lapidary Museum
- MusALab
- Natural History Museum
- EATALY ART HOUSE – E.ART.H.
Discounted admission with the Verona Card
- Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi Erizzo
- Museo Africano
- Giardino Giusti
- Palazzo Maffei
- Capitular Library Foundation
- National Archaeological Museum of Verona
Other concessions with the Verona Card
- Arena di Verona Opera Festival
- Estate Teatrale Veronese
- SIM Shakespeare Interactive Museum
- City Sightseeing Verona guided tours
- VeronaTour tourist train
- CitySightseeing Verona
- Adige Rafting
- Saba Arena car park
- Stow Your Bags (Luggage store with lockers)
How to use the Verona Card
The clock starts ticking when you use your city pass card at the first attraction.
From this time, the card is valid for 24 or 48 hours. For instance, if you visit your first museum or monument at 11 am, your 24-hour pass will remain active until 11 am the following day.
To use the Verona Card on the city’s public transport, simply place your city pass on the card reader when you board the bus. For more information on using public transport in Verona, take a look at the ATV website here.
Do You Need to Book Ahead with the Verona City Card?
At nearly all the included attractions, you just flash your pass to gain entry. However, you will need to book your time slot for Juliet’s House here.
Is the Verona Card Worth It?
In my view, you will struggle not to save money with the Verona Card.
If you visit just three of the key attractions in the city, the Verona Card saves you money and time. The more places you visit, the more money you save. Using public transport or taking advantage of the discounts offered by the city pass will maximise its value further.
But to check that it will be a good buy for you, do a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation. Scribble down how you plan to use the pass and compare its cost with that of individual attractions.
Based on what I did, the Verona card was excellent value.
How I saved money with the Verona Card
Bottom line: I saved €19 using a 24-hour Verona Card.
Note that this information reflects prices when I visited in 2023.
Cost of individual tickets for the attractions I visited
- Roman Arena (€10)
- Juliet’s House (€6)
- Lamberti Tower (€6)
- Basilica di Sant’Anastasia (€4)
- Scaligeri tombs (visit is free & permitted only for holders of a Verona Card or a ticket to visit one of the other civic museums and monuments of Verona)
- Roman Theatre and Archaeological Museum (€5)
- Verona Cathedral complex (€4)
- Basilica di San Zeno (€4)
Total cost of individual tickets: €39
Cost with 24-hour Verona city card: €20
I SAVED €19
That’s enough for an Aperol Spritz or two.
I had a busy day in Verona, but as it is a very walkable city, this itinerary is entirely possible.
But let’s say you are limiting yourself to the Roman Arena, Juliet’s House and Lamberti Tower. You would still save a few euros.
>>> CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR VERONA CARD
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