Juliet's balcony in Verona

The background of a tragic love

Verona was the theater where the tragic love story between Romeo and Juliet, made famous by Shakespeare’s tragedy, took place. In a building of the XIII century, situated in the center of the city, Verona’s city dwellers recognized the Capuleti’s house: the legend merges with reality, here finding reference points. A beautiful facade faced with bricks and a Gothic front door on the exterior: in the courtyard there’s a bronze statue representing Juliet and the celebrate balcony protagonist of one of the most known scenes of the world dramatic literature. Juliet’s house is an obliged stop for who wants to feel the devastating power of that contrasted love.

When: From Tuesday to Sunday from 8,30 am to 7,30 pm. Monday from 1 pm to 7,30 pm.
Tickets: 6 €. Reduced ticket 4,50 €.
How to get here: Juliet’s house is in the centro storico, Via Cappello n°23.