Photos: Paolo Villa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Orledio, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Frank Schulenburg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Paolo Villa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Orledio, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Frank Schulenburg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Giardino Giusti, a Renaissance garden unchanged
Your local guide
Laura Fabbri
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Highlights
- A garden unchanged since the 1500s
- A cypress avenue, straight and tall
- A grotto few visitors reach
- Verona's rooftops, from above
- A quiet climb, a wide reward
About this tour
This session covers Giardino Giusti, a Renaissance garden that has kept its sixteenth-century layout. You see the cypress-lined avenue running through its centre, then climb to a hillside grotto and viewpoint above, looking out over Verona's rooftops from a spot few visitors reach. It is a calm, green session away from the old town's busier streets.
We start with a sound check at the base of the avenue, since it can be breezy higher up. I climb to the viewpoint for the second stop, and this one leans more visual than talkative, though I answer questions as they come. A short reading note follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone who wants a calmer, more visual session over a history-heavy walk. It also works particularly well on a clear afternoon.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Verona before heading out.
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Giardino Giusti cypress avenue 21 min
The camera moves along the garden's cypress-lined avenue, and I explain how the garden has kept its sixteenth-century layout largely intact.
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Giardino Giusti grotto and viewpoint 21 min
We climb to the hillside grotto and viewpoint above, and I point out the view over Verona's rooftops from a spot few visitors reach.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Verona: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Monte Veronese cheese and Veronetta, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Verona, showing you Giardino Giusti cypress avenue and Giardino Giusti grotto and viewpoint live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Verona live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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