Verona Attractions

A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY

Advantages: A chance to relive history...ahem
Disadvantages: Rubbish

...your photograph taken while caressing Juliet's breasts (either that, or it was pervo day out). Needless to say, I declined the opportunity to fondle a pair of bronze knockers, pert though they were. But there's more. Next to the statue sits a tacky little souvenir shop where almost everything is heart shaped. Credit where credit's due, it takes a certain amount of entrepreneurial spirit to produce such a variety of love-themed tat. We didn't buy ...
...furniture (not from Romeo and Juliet's period I would hazard a guess) and Juliet's real-life, actual bed...except it's not. Well it wouldn't be would it? The house actually dates from the 12th century but it was renovated by the city in the 1930s at which time the balcony was added. I suppose this balcony was a replacement for the original where Juliet did her thing...perhaps not. It's possible to wander out onto the balcony where you can have your ...

proxam 03.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta), Verona

A night at the opera

Advantages: magical place for an outdoor performance
Disadvantages: don't wear silly heals I saw many people fall

...stone steps and enter bright arena from the relative darkness, (with the bustle of other opera goers) you start to imagine the spectical you are about to see. If your going to see a performance don't forget to hire a red cushion or like most locals take an inflatable one with you, the stone step seats were lovely and warm but hard especially after a couple of hours. If you get chance climb up to the top of the seats and have a look over the edge ...

andie77 17.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Arena of Verona, Verona

It's all a big, big con!

Advantages: hmmm....gift shop?
Disadvantages: that would be 734 word's worth - see review!

...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, but we had us ...
...were staying. Anyway, enter Juliet's courtyard (ohh er missus!) from the street and there 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 ...

tazzywazzy 28.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Juliet's House (Casa di Giulietta), Verona