THE TERRITORY: HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
There is no world without Verona
walls": the pen of William
Shakespeare has lent Verona fame
and immortality with his tale of two
star-crossed lovers, Romeo
Montecchi (Montagu) and Juliet
Capuleti (Capulet).
The story of their tragic love is set in
two precise locations - Juliet's house
and the tomb.
The Capulet House, best known as
"Juliet's House", dates back to the
thirteenth century. It is tower-shaped
and belonged to the Dal Cappello
family, whose coat-of-arms is visible
above the inner arch-way of the
court-yard. The brick façade is
decorated by elegant gothic
windows standing on either side of
the famous balcony on which Juliet
is said to have spoken to Romeo.
At the far end of the courtyard
stands Nereo Costantini's bronze
statue of Juliet visited by thousands
of tourists every year from all over
the world.
