{"id":1757,"date":"2022-12-27T21:14:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T20:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/romantic-verona-on-the-footprints-of-the-most-famous-love-story-ever\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:32:23","slug":"romantic-verona-on-the-footprints-of-the-most-famous-love-story-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/en\/romantic-verona-on-the-footprints-of-the-most-famous-love-story-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Verona: on the footprints of the most famous love story ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p><br\/><p>For hundreds of years, <strong>Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy Romeo and Juliet<\/strong>\u00a0has captured the hearts of people all over the world and has itself become a symbol of love that transcends all barriers, even at the cost of a tragic ending.<\/p><br\/><p>In the collective imagination, Verona is Juliet, a romantic heroine who is fragile, naive, and courageous all at once. <br\/>&#13;\nA medieval atmosphere pervades the city, and it is easy to imagine the contemporaries of Juliet and Romeo in the bustling streets of the city center, on a moonlit night beneath the balcony, in the dim light of a cloister, or before the tomb.<br\/>&#13;\nJuliet takes us from the 1300s to the present day, from <strong>Porta dei Borsari to Piazza Erbe, from the Scaliger Palaces to Via del Cappello<\/strong>, on a journey that reveals layers of history, culture, and humanity.<\/p><br\/><p><strong>The imagination of Bandello and Da Porto, the poetry of Shakespeare, popular tradition, and Italian and international cinema<\/strong> have turned a fictional character into a friend to reconnect with and to whom one can write letters to confide the secrets of love&#8230;<\/p><br\/><p><strong>Duration<\/strong>: 2 hours<\/p><br\/><p><strong>Price<\/strong>: from \u20ac140 (museum admission not included)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To learn more: Juliet&#8217;s House<\/h2>\n\n<p>We are on what is now Via Cappello, the city\u2019s ancient Roman cardo, in a medieval house that welcomes travelers with panels covered in love notes, romantic messages, and symbolic objects. This is the \u201centrance hall of love,\u201d which opens onto the courtyard of the house-museum and has, over the years, become a place of pilgrimage for lovers from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/verona-romantica.jpg\" alt=\"a girl who leaves notes on Juliet's balcony in Verona\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/verona-romantica.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/verona-romantica-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/verona-romantica-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The courtyard immediately reveals <strong>Juliet\u2019s famous balcony<\/strong>, a spot that invites visitors to imagine the young woman pining for love on nights softly lit by the moon.<br\/>&#13;\nThe magic is undeniable, but it\u2019s worth remembering that this was the home of the Dal Cappello family\u2014a name that echoes the Capulet surname\u2014though there is no historical certainty that this was actually Juliet\u2019s home.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/statua-di-giulietta-a-Verona.jpg\" alt=\"Juliet's statue in Verona\" class=\"wp-image-2310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/statua-di-giulietta-a-Verona.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/statua-di-giulietta-a-Verona-500x339.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bestveronaguides.it\/media\/statua-di-giulietta-a-Verona-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The site is, in any case, one of the <strong>symbols of romantic Verona<\/strong>, thanks in part to the <strong>bronze statue<\/strong> of Juliet located in the courtyard. Touching the statue\u2019s breast is said to bring good luck to lovers, which is why a visit to Juliet\u2019s House is one of the most intriguing stops on a tour of romantic Verona.<\/p><br\/><p>The power of the tragedy and its reinterpretation in every art form have made it a symbol of the most powerful of emotions, Love, which Verona celebrates through its protagonists, but also through its beauty as an eternal city.<\/p>\n\n<p>Pictures: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/it\/@marcelheil?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcel Heil<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/it\/foto\/donna-che-tiene-il-blocchetto-di-appunti-appiccicoso-_z2-L2mJbow?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract For hundreds of years, Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy Romeo and Juliet\u00a0has captured the hearts of people all over the world and has itself become a symbol of love that transcends all barriers, even at the cost of a tragic ending. 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