Romeo and Juliet Verona Italy

If you would like to see a pleasant old building then visit this 13th century house” in Verona Italy but if you want to see the balcony of Romeo and Juliet Verona is not the place.


The balcony in Shakespeare’s play doesn’t exist and anyway Shakespeare’s stage instructions called for a window scene and not, as commonly believed, a balcony scene.

Verona Italy has so many wonderful architectural attractions that this should be way down the sightseeing list. This is not the most beautiful balcony in the world by any stretch of the imagination – for an idea of just how ugly it is take a look at the photo below.

To be honest this is a tourist trap. The house has nothing to do with the fictional characters in Shakespeare’s play and, from what I understand, the balcony was only added in the 1930s. You won’t get many involved in the Verona tourism business to admit that – it might just ruin a great bit of marketing.

Perhaps for reasons of romantic imperative, or the fact that you have already spent a month in Verona and seen everything else, you still wish to see the balcony then visit our map page to see where this, and other, Verona attractions are.

The good news is that you can wonder into the tourist infested courtyard and see the balcony at no cost, however if you want to go into the ‘museum” and stand on the balcony then you will have to pay – my advice is don’t bother.




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