My Fair Verona

"Two households, but alike in dignity, in fair Verona..". There is no proof that ever been a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, but Verona is really fair. Are you planning a travel to Italy? You must visit this city full of atmosphere, situated in the Veneto region.

Juliet's House on Via Cappello is so named on the grounds that Shakespeare changed the Cappello clan into the Capulets. It's a 14th century edifice with a balcony, where the modern lovers exchange sweet promises for life. But remember guys: a promise is a promise and "diamonds are the girl's best friends". Rumor has it that this was once a brothel. That's a good one! So mighty is the legend of Juliet that hundreds of thousands of tourists pour here every year.
The tomb of unlucky girl is about a half-hour walk from her house, in the ex monastery of S. Francesco al Corso. Nobody knows who was buried here, now the sepulcher is empty, but many couples choose to get married in an adjacent stateroom. Romeo has had less fortune, his abode would have been transformed in the restaurant "Al Duca", poor fellow!

Verona's more compelling history is less fictive. It was a prosperous city of the Roman Empire and in its heart stands the Arena, the most-conserved amphitheater in the world, not much smaller than Colosseum and still used as a venue. It can accommodate more than 20,000 people. Its acoustic is still perfect and, on summer, here take place one of the most important Opera festival in the world. On the other bank of the river Adige is the Roman theater, another antiquity partially restored and utilized for performances on open-air. In a cloister placed above there is a little archaeological museum, its visit is included in the admission ticket.