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Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2025 with Marty Whelan!

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Join IFC and Marty Whelan, presenter of RTÉ lyric fm's Marty in the Morning' in Italy this summer for a special Opera Holiday to the Arena di Verona Opera Festival and experience a once in a lifetime operatic thrill.

Verona’s renowned Opera Festival is known internationally as one of the most spectacular in the world. On this tour, you will enjoy a magnificent production of Bizet’s Carmen, stay in the 4* San Marco Hotel and with your local guide, take a walk through the historic streets and squares. Marvel at the architectural gems in Verona’, the city of Romeo and Juliet. Visit the Biblioteca Capitolare of Verona, the oldest working library in the world and as featured on ‘Marty in the Morning’, and founded 1600 years. And admire the scenery of Lake Garda as we take an excursion to the characteristic town of Peschiera and harbour town of Sirmione.

Your hotel : Hotel San Marco, Verona

Just 2 km from the Arena , in the ancient residence that in the last century hosted the Ghelli Santuliana family, today stands Hotel San Marco. In an environment that combines classic and modern, this family run hotel offers a pleasant stay in Verona. The San Marco is one of the few hotels in Verona offering an outdoor swimming pool. Sip a tea in the exclusive Liber-tea Room or enjoy a drink at the Nove & Undici café, enjoy dinner by the pool. We include transfers where necessary but for convenience, buses stop right in front of the Hotel San to take you to Verona's historic centre.