The name of Verona is also known around the world because of Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The places where, harmonious to the tradition, the two young lovers lived and died are visited by thousands of tourists and lovers every year. Only a few paces from Piazza Erbe, at number 27 of Via Cappello, there is the Juliet's House (La Casa di Giulietta), once owned by the Dal Cappello, or Capulet, family. A small marble balcony records the most famous verses of Shakespeare's tragedy, in which Romeo declares his love for Juliet as she stands on the balcony. Again according to the legend, this was the house where the beautiful Juliet the most famous of all Shakespeare's heroines, lived. It probably dates back to the 13th century, and has a brick façade with large trilobate windows.

A tour to Verona is a experience of emotions of ancient times, of a city that maintains values and forms related to an ancient past of medieval and renaissance splendour, although it is in constant expansion in our own day.

You perceive a serene and relaxing rhythm in the historical centre, marked by the placid current of the Adige River, which crosses the city, forming a wide and soft S, with a suggestive network of bridges. Over the summer months a stroll through the ancient city can reach a climax of emotions, in an evening at the Arena, Italy's largest opera theatre. The Roman amphitheatre can seat 15,000 spectators and put on a show with scenery designed by the greatest artists in the world; an evening at the Arena is unforgettable and reason enough alone to make a trip to Verona.

There are visual memories and indications for travellers stopping over in Verona, not only due to the ancient architecture and its testimonial value, which impregnates the entire city; not only thanks to the suggestive atmosphere of the narrow streets and squares, but also because of the tastes and flavours of an inimitable traditional territorial cuisine that has been perpetuated, unaltered through time, which creates insoluble ties with Veronese wines, which are famous and highly appraised throughout the world.

The City of Verona