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Verona sightseeing with TM.
· Passports are not routinely required but should be available for spot checks at the border.
· If you have enough time in Verona, you can include a visit EITHER to the Arena or to Juliet’s house. You pay entrances. Check with the teachers which one they are more interested to see. Both are closed on Mondays.
· Your driver is responsible for obtaining the permit to enter Verona.
· Please refer to the Venice Transport Logistics page of this TI.
· Tour buses approaching Venice require a permit. You will find a booking form in your Effetto envelope and a map locating the checkpoint. Complete and sign the form and hand to your driver when you get to the checkpoint. He deals with the formalities of obtaining the permit.
· Coming from Lucerne, make your lunch stop in Verona. Lunch will be late, so make a break at the services near Bellinzona (Switzerland).
· Coming from Venice, you can stop for lunch in Lugano (Switzerland). Again, this will be late so make sure the group has snacked in Verona. You can, of course, obtain Swiss Francs here.
Verona – visit
Exit from the Autostrada at Verona Sud and drive into the centre via the Corso Porta Nuova. If possible, drop off just before the walls and make a rendezvous with the driver to pick you up on the opposite side of the road. Otherwise drop off and pick up at the bus park inside the walls (see map). Walk with the group into Piazza Bra. Public toilets located here. If the group has decided to visit the arena, do this first. Buy the tickets and let them visit on their own.
After the visit lead the group down the Via Mazzini to via Cappello. Juliet’s house is at no 23 (easy to miss). The house is very small but from the courtyard you can see the famous balcony. Then take the group to the Piazza delle Erbe (market place) where there are plenty of places for lunch. Make a rendezvous here to walk back to the bus. Give free time and encourage them to explore nearby Piazza dei Signori with the Palazzo dei Scaligeri.
