Verona in Pictures: 30 Free Photos of the Arena and Juliet’s Balcony
Verona in 30 free photos: the city of Romeo and Juliet in the Veneto, with a Roman amphitheatre that still hosts opera, painted palaces round its market square and medieval towers over the roofs. The whole centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Verona at a glance
- Where: on the Adige river in northern Italy, between Milan and Venice and close to Lake Garda.
- Getting there: Verona airport is 12 km from the centre; fast trains stop at Verona Porta Nuova on the Milan to Venice line.
- When to go: spring and autumn for walking; June to early September for the opera season in the Arena.
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The Arena, the squares and Juliet’s House
The Roman Arena on Piazza Bra was built in the 1st century and is one of the best preserved amphitheatres in the world; every summer since 1913 it has been the stage of an opera festival, and the giant Egyptian sets for Aida often stand outside. A short walk away, Piazza delle Erbe, the old Roman forum, is lined with frescoed houses around the Madonna Verona fountain, and the Torre dei Lamberti rises 84 metres above the next square, Piazza dei Signori, where Dante stands in marble. Visitors queue in the courtyard of Juliet’s House to see the balcony and the bronze Juliet, and cover the walls with love notes. The Gothic Scaliger Tombs recall the family who ruled the city in the Middle Ages.
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Can I use these Verona pictures for free?
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Is Juliet’s balcony in Verona real?
The house is a real medieval house that once belonged to the Dal Cappello family, whose name is close to Capulet, but the balcony was added in the 20th century. Juliet herself is a figure of legend and of Shakespeare’s play.
