On your short break to Verona, you definitely shouldn’t miss the mammoth amphitheatre that dominates the city. Built in the 1st Century AD, this amphitheatre survived a 12th-century earthquake, which led it to become Verona’s open-air opera house and seats 30,000 people. It’s the eighth biggest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire and predates the Colosseum in Rome! Wander through the dark ancient corridors, which are just wide enough to drive a gladiator’s chariot down and you’ll re-emerge into the massive, sunlit stone area and gaze up at the 50 levels of seating which surrounds the oval showground. It’s home to Verona’s annual summer opera festival, which shouldn’t be missed! It is open all year around and admission is only €1 on the first Sunday of the month from January to May and October to December.