Juliet’s House (situated in the Casa di Giulietta, Via Capello 23 in Verona) is supposed to be the house where Juliet used to live. In fact, the balcony of the house was the place where both lovers declared their love to each other. Today the house is one of the major attractions in Verona and receives thousands of tourists every year. The courtyard houses a small museum with Renaissance-era costumes and the bed used in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 landmark adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play. In the courtyard itself stands a bronze statue of Juliet, her right breast worn by thousands of hands touching it for luck. But the focal point of the courtyard is, of course, the balcony. Juliet’s balcony is the most recognised symbol of any Shakespeare play.
Unesco: City of Verona
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Date: Nov 5
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