Loading...The Piazza dei Signori was one of my favorites, despite the hordes of invading young people. The piazza must get it’s name from the statues of men everywhere, from Dante’s prime spot in the middle of the square to all the little sculptures perched on the tops of the buildings. The Loggia del Consiglio was one of the most simply elegant buildings I’ve ever seen.
As far as Juliet’s house, I refer you to Eric’s post at the time, which I’m quoting below. Despite the farce, it’s a lovely little balcony on a lovely little house.
Shakespeare wasn’t exactly known for his field research. Since he never came out this way, it’s a pretty well acknowledged fact that Verona’s popular “House of Juliet” is just a pretty little house from the 13th Century with a balcony large enough to believably play a scene from and a courtyard to sneak around and hide in. That all being said, the place has a tremendous draw- especially for lovers and giggling Chinese school girls. So- when you go, you’re not really going to see the house of Juliet, you’re going to see that place that you’ve seen on travel shows and that all those other people have gone to. It’s a great little post-modern vortex and a cool photo-op all wrapped up in one- the perfect travel moment.
After, we went down to the Porta Leoni, one of the remaining Roman artifacts. Right next to the Porta is a section of the street that has been opened up to show the remnants of a Roman building that were discovered not long ago.
The best way to view the pictures (in my opinion) is to click on the first one which opens a larger view, then click Next in that new window. This way you can also read the captions.
