Verona - Arena

The "Arena di Verona" was erected within the 1. century and is the third largest still existing Roman amphitheatre of the world.

It is still in use today and pretty famous for the large-scale opera performances given here during the summer months. In Roman times the arena housed 30.000 people, today the maximum attendance is cut down to 15.000 people.

In March the piazza was the meeting place for a group of Venezuelans, protesting against the politics of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela´s president since 2013.

During the summer months, you can hear and see this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EBgvyZ4oOs