Excursion in Verona "To the places of Romeo and Juliet"

If you’re a romantic and you’re in Verona, I suggest you take me on a trip to Romeo and Juliet. The tour in Verona is informative and entertaining in nature and covers the main attractions of the historical center of the city, including the house of Juliet and the tomb of Juliet. You may be wondering if the great English bard was in Italy and where he so accurately managed to convey the Italian zeitgeist and local flavor.

After rereading the play of Shakespeare and his predecessors, I have compiled a special route for you following the narrative of the most beautiful and tragic love story in the world. I will also introduce you to the city’s most popular “wedding places” and local traditions.

We will visit Juliet’s house and see the famous Fireplace Hall, where the award for the best letter to Juliet is held annually and we will write her a message and make a wish!

Take a look at one quiet corner of the city, where the Well of Love, I will tell you another Verona legend about two lovers and tell you about local sweets and a wonderful elixir of love.

We learn about the Montague family and the first author of the Verona legend, Luigi da Porto. Standing in front of the monument to Dante Alighieri on the Plaza della Signoria, we speculate about whether the author of the Divine Comedy could have witnessed internecine battles between two equally respected families in Verona?

We will walk from the Square of Herbs to the ancient Roman gate and further to the fabulous castle of the rulers of Verona on the banks of the Adige River.

Next, our journey will take us through Plaza Bra with the magnificent Arena to the old Franciscan monastery.

Here specially came the English Lord Byron and Charles Dickens; the romantic Heinrich Heine, the great "Juliet" Galina Ulanova.

Standing at the sarcophagus of Romeo’s beloved in the ancient crypt of the Franciscan monastery, you can open your heart to Juliet, as well as throw a coin into the well of the monastery courtyard.

The tour will take place along the following route:

The area of herbs, the square of Dante, the house of Juliet, the house of Romeo, the mausoleum of the Scaligers, the ancient Roman gate, the castle of Castelvecchie, the square of Bra with the ancient Roman Arena, the tomb of Juliet.