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Okay, so Juliet might have been a fictional character, but that didn't stop her from having a house and a balcony. Supposedly this house really did belong to a 14th century Veronese family which just might have been one of the families Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1594.
All sorts of lovely people from all over the world come here to take photos of Juliet's balcony with their digital cameras.
Second photo: More young people taking photos in all directions.
Third photo: More tourists in the courtyard. There is a small museum in Juliet's house, but young couples usually save half the price of admission because just the girl goes in so she can stand on the balcony while her boyfriend takes a picture of her from down in the courtyard.
Fourth photo: Looking down at the courtyard. The red chairs on the terrace are for spectators who come to see an abridged version of – you guessed it – Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Fifth photo: View from one of the upper windows of Juliet's house. That's Castel San Pietro in the background. Leave a Comment Address: Via Cappello 23Phone: 045 8034303Directions: Near Piazza Erbe
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After encountering amazing numbers of tourists at Juliet's House, I expected there would also be crowds at her tomb -- or at least four or five lovelorn teen-age girls of various nationalities gazing photogenically at the tomb and barely holding back their tears.
But no, I had the place to myself when I was there, which I guess just goes to show that most tourists are more selective about their sightseeing than I am.
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A grave? O no! a lantern, slaughter'd youth,
For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes
This vault a feasting presence full of light.
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Eyes, look your last!
Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!
Fourth photo: No, this is not Juliet, just a nude statue of somebody else that is on display in the small museum upstairs from her tomb.
Fifth photo: The site of Juliet's tomb was used by the ancient Romans for rubbish disposal, so numerous amphora (jugs) have been found there. Evidently these were thrown away because they got rancid after oil had been stored in them for a long time. Leave a Comment Address: Via del Pontiere 35Phone: 045 8000361
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This is it, Juliet's original, absolutely genuine bed.
Not from the fourteenth century, of course, but from the twentieth, when it was built and used for the love scene in Zeffirelli's film Romeo and Juliet in 1968.
This film won two Oscars, for the Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. Zeffirelli was also nominated for Best Director, and the film was nominated for Best Picture, but both of these awards actually went to Oliver!, directed by Carol Reed, which was a musical based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
Second photo: Next to Juliet's bed is a printed explanation and a photo from Zeffirelli's film. Leave a Comment Address: Via Cappello 23Phone: 045 8034303Directions: Near Piazza Erbe
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"Juliet lives here, write to her!" So it says in five languages, right above her mailbox. Evidently people have been writing to Juliet for years, and the letters are answered by her volunteer "secretaries" who are members of the Juliet Club in Verona.
There is even a contest every year in February (on Valentine's Day) to choose the move moving and heartfelt letters. And on September 16th every year they celebrate Juliet's birthday.
Second photo: "Cara Giulietta" -- for those who don't like to write letters with pen and paper, there are four computers in her house so people can write to her in Italian or English. These are obviously historic computers from a bygone century, the twentieth. Leave a Comment
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 Vero ti amo by Nemorino
Giada means jade, by the way.
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 Giulietta by Anjutka
See the travelogue for this. Leave a Comment Directions: just follow the crowds of tourists - you can not miss it.
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Perhaps this tip should be under Tourist Traps - perhaps it should be under both. There is no charge to wander in and see the balcony, or look at the graffiti on the wall, so why not have a look anyway. We all know that Romeo and Juliet were fictional characters, but the tale must have had its origins somewhere. This house is typical of that time, although the balcony was added only in the 1930's. The house actually belonged to the Capello family, which I suppose is near enough to Capulet for someone to turn it their advantage. I haven't been in the house, but I have heard that actually it is worth seeing. Leave a Comment Address: Via Capello 23Directions: Via Capello is at the east end of Piazze Erbe - just follow the tourists !
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 "veiled balcony" by Anjutka
When I was there the thing was under repair and looked a bit strange - or was a wedding going on here?. Leave a Comment Directions: When you are somewhere in the centre just follow the crowds of the tourists, they go inevitably to see the balcony.
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 Juliet's balcony by Jeca011Leave a Comment
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