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Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta) (Verona)
 Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta) (Verona) ... long period by the Dal Cappello family, whose coat-of-arms is carved into the keystone of the courtyard inner archway. Identification of the name Cappello with that of Capuleti began the popular belief - already widespread during the last century - that this was the home of Juliet, mythical heroine of the Shakespeare play, set in Scaligeri Verona. Its current appearance is the result of radical restoration work (1936-1940), during which the windows, gothic-style doorway and famous balcony were all added to the interior facade.Newest Review: ... are just crowds of people, to your right is Juliet's house & to your left is a gift shop, where all manner of Juliet tat is available - "I love Juliet" phone strap anyone? Facing the house, it is plain and "Juliet's balcony" is to the right, underneath is a bronze statue of the lady herself. Outside the house there are some plaques giving a rough run down about the ... more ... house.
Going into the house, there is yet another gift shop, heading upstairs there are a couple of paintings and of course, access to the "famous" balcony, heading upstairs again there is "Juliet's bed" and some costumes that Jul...more |
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Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta) (Verona): It's all a big, big con! (818 words)
by - written on 02/10/07 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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Yes, I am back and finally writing reviews, my recent holiday to Italy has inspired me - after a bit of a break, I thought, ease myself in with a nice easy review - The House of Juliet or Casa di Giulietta. ~Finding Juliet's House~ As most of you know it is "fair Verona where we lay our scene", tucked between two shops on Via Capello, just off of Piazza delle Erbe, heading towards Porta Leoni. To be honest, it is not hard to find - just look for the mass of tourists gathering outside the gates. ~What's there?~ To be honest - not much, Snarf & I weren't actually particularly bothered about visiting Juliet's house, ... Read the complete review
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