Another reason I have enjoyed Verona, though perhaps not applicable to your trip: it is a transportation hub, with many train lines crossing there. This makes it a convenient place to stay for a number of days and visit other places of interest without changin hotels.

Get a room and hold it!!!Keep looking for better deal, but if you get a room, keep it! Just read there's a stone mason's convention in your time period.
You have to go to Juliet's place, tourist trap or not( just look at the balcony and don't pay for the tour), but the white wine (Soave) is the best in Europe.
Take Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, read it on the way and there, and you'll enjoy Verona. The amphitheatre is interesting, in better shape than Roman coliseum, too bad you'll miss the opera. It's a lovely restful city, perfect for the last day of rest and reflection before travelling home.

Would this be a good choice for a day trip from Milan? Can you get into the colosseum just to visit or must you attend the opera?
I will be in Italy in a few weeks.

I don't get the list above giving the attractions of other N. Italian cities (most of which I've been to and liked) and implying that Verona, unlike them, has nothing worth seeing. As mentioned above, the Castelvecchio museum is definitely worth a visit. There's also San Zeno, with amazing Romanesque bronze doors; a number of other very interesting churches (San Fermo, Sant'Anastasia, etc.); the Scaliger tombs; the gorgous Piazza dei Signori and lively Piazza delle Erbe; and more. There's more to Verona than Juliet's balcony (which I've never even seen) and the Arena.

Sealady,

Yes you can visit the Arena (colosseum) without attending any kind of performance. I seem to recall an entrance fee, but it's modest.

By looking on the Trenitalia website, you can see the exact times when the trains depart from Milano. I believe it's about a 2 hour trip. (Personally, I think it would be a lovely day trip.)


KT,

Two different posters (and now three) asked questions about visiting Verona. The first simply asked for hotel help, not opinions on the town, but the second poster specifically asked for a comparison between Verona and other towns between the Dolomites and Piemonte in March. I agree with you that Verona is an excellent destination and I, too, have never seen "Juliet's balcony" or "Romeo's tomb."

Sorry, I missed the post asking for a comparison.