Romeo, Romeo, a photo from Verona, Veneto

Photographer's Note

As you may have guessed from my title today this is supposed to be the balcony that Juliet was standing on when calling Romeo's name.

"The tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, two young lovers from rival families, was written by Luigi da Portos of Vicenza in the 1520's. It has inspired countless dramas, films and ballets.

At the Casa di Giulietta, (Juliet's house), No. 23 Via Cappello, Romeo is said to have climbed to Juliet's balcony; in reality this is a restored 13th century inn."
Yet crowds throng to see the simple facade, and stand on the small marble balcony.

Two more scenes in the w/s.
Needless to say, when we were there, there were throngs of people in the small courtyard that is in front of the balcony.

Thanks for looking.

jhm, Fis2, pajaran, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Royaldevon, PaulVDV, ikeharel, PiotrF, adramad heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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jhm (211736) 2021-10-31 8:20

Hello Jean,

A wonderful balcony lovely architecture
Sharp and clear presentation.
An excellent composition, nice detailed too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

holmertz (102604) 2021-10-31 8:55

Hello Jean,
This balcony is a beautiful piece of "fake news" that have been spread and almost believed for hundreds of years. ;-) It shows the power of good literature to convince generations of readers and theatre-goers that fictive characters are real. But in any case it's a fine balcony, and the damage was clearly not caused by devoted lovers of literature.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (170639) 2021-10-31 10:46

Witaj Jean!
A very interesting set of photos.
Balcony, statue and window make impression.
Good frames, colors and sharpness.
TFS.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221463) 2021-10-31 10:48

Ciao Jean, great view of famous balcony, splendid light, fine details, excellent sharpness and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Tue (92302) 2021-10-31 11:04

Hello Jean,
Probably one of the most famous balconies in the world, even though it was made famous by a work of fiction! I like the details of the balcony and the textures of the old walls. The bit of green ivy is also appealing.
Lars

lousat (139170) 2021-10-31 12:16

Hi Jean,3 beautiful photos from Juliet's house, which is well remembered with the statue in the WS. But the highlight obviously remains the balcony, even if there are still doubts if this is the real house, in fact others claim with their balconies the authorship of the story. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

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ifege (47957) 2021-10-31 23:51

Hi Jean
A good photo of Verona's big con! And ... with no one up there either.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147018) 2021-11-01 0:23

Hi Jean,
Where is Juliet ? Well framed this famous balcony, good rendering and interesting note and for me a good remember of a trip in this town and region, tfs.

Royaldevon (85862) 2021-11-01 7:55

Hello Jean,

I like a bit of romance and I'm sure that people don't look too deeply into the history so that they can feel to be part of the story!
It does look like a very old balcony, if somewhat restored. The Italian Government have been wise to add the statue and the quotation; it must be a wonderful tourist attraction!

Thank you for sharing this. I didn't know that it existed, Bev :-)

PaulVDV (62846) 2021-11-04 13:12

Hello Jean,
I confess that I had no idea what the famous balcony actually looked like.
It looks nice. The same cannot be said of the facade of the house.
A lot of damage and apparently no restoration possibilities for something that I think attracts a lot of tourists to this spot in Verona.
In the WS we can see that there is a lot of ugly graffiti on the building bricks.
Best regards, Paul

ikeharel (113241) 2021-11-05 6:12

The iconic balcony in verona, a place where it was always crowded with tourists when we visited the place (twice), Jean.
I could tell there were not many people as shown on the WS, you could easily pet Juliette as everybody doe's.
Good afternoon,
Ike

PiotrF (54538) 2021-11-07 13:04

Hello Jean,
A popular destination for tourists in Verona. Good photos in the workshop. Thank you for informative note.Photos with fine details, good quality and nice colours. Good work, fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

mkamionka (74311) 2021-11-08 2:13

Ciao Jean,
Very interesting upload with three pictures well presenting the famous spot!
I have never been to this town so this helped me to better imagine what I could expect there.
I wish I had some time and money to travel around Italy again someday.
Very well done,
M

adramad (72934) 2021-12-11 5:05

Hi Jean.
A magnificent composition, with few elements but very harmonious with Julieta's beautiful balcony and the textures of the old wall, the green touch of the vine is a perfect touch.
Good natural colors, lighting and excellent sharpness.
Very well done. I love it.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

jmdias (115046) 2021-12-28 8:46

jean

I have a photo of this famous balcony with a modern romeo and a juliete posing. hahaha. this design with repetitive small arches and the rustic walls are ever nice to see.

take care and happy 2022

jorge