Juliet’s House in Verona, Italy

Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
The balcony on the side of Juliet’s House in Verona, Italy.

As testified by the coat of arms on the internal arch-way of the court-yard, this house belonged to the “Dal Cappello” or “Cappelletti”. The building, dating back to the 13th and renovated in the last century, features the balcony where Romeo promised his beloved Juliet eternal love in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
The sculpture of Juliet attracts a lot of attention.

Young couples are still very moved by the right of this house and unmarried people touch Juliet’s statue (a kind of good-luck ritual) in the hope of finding the love of their life.

Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Heading through a small tunnel toward’s Juliet’s house.

How many hopes and desires has this court-yard witnessed over the ages?

Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
Thousands of people have left their mark on this wall.

The interior of the house can be visited and you can stand on Juliet’s balcony and re-live the “ high-light” of the earthly life, as well as admire the furniture and the beautiful velvet costumes worn by the actors in the Metro Goldwyn Meyer’s colossal “ Romeo and Juliet”. Source: Verona Tourism.

Juliet's House in Verona, Italy.
QUESTE FURONO LE CASE DEI CAPULETI D’ONDE USCI LA GIULIETTA PER CUI TANTO PIANSERO I CUORI GENTILI E I POETI CANTARONO.