Juliet’s House
Verona
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This house dates back to the 12th century and was originally owned by the Dal Cappello family. The confusion of the name Cappello with Capuleti was the source of the popular myth that this was the home of Juliet, the heroine of the Shakespeare play.
Do & See
The whole centre of Verona is well worth visiting, and brimming with its rich collections of churches and palaces. Crowds flock to the house and tomb of Juliet, whose tragic love-story with Romeo was immortalised by William Shakespeare.