ROME -- The Italian city of Verona is planning to raise some much-needed revenue from one of the world’s most romantic landmarks: the balcony where Shakespeare’s doomed heroine Juliet supposedly cried ...
Shakespeare fans can pay homage to the famous playwright at several key sites around the world. From Anne Hathaway’s cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon to The Globe Theatre, there are plenty of tourist ...
The hum of the Piazza Delle Erbe market fading behind me, I walk down Verona’s Via Cappello to a weathered stone arch graffitied with love hearts. Through the gate, above a small courtyard, is the ...
About two hours from bustling Milan and touristy Venice is Verona — a welcome sip of pure, easygoing Italy. Made famous by Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, Verona is Italy’s fourth-most-visited city ...
The 2-euro charge would be just the first in a series of steps the city is taking to capitalize on its reputation as one of the most romantic destinations in the world. Verona, the city of Romeo and ...
Late June in Verona and – peak season for American and Northern European couples hoping to avoid the July/August family holiday crush – the key sites of this pleasing Medieval city were awash with ...
The city of Verona in Italy is looking to charge a fee for tourists who want to see the balcony where Romeo and Juliet famously professed their love to each other. The Telegraph reports the plan to ...
WHERE ART OUR ROMEOS? Beth Gillespie (center) joins fellow winners Valentina Zilocchi (left) of Italy and Sarah Alexandra George of London on Juliet's Balcony in Verona, Italy. Photos: AP A Brooklyn ...