House of Juliet
Last updated on September 8, 2026Overview
Casa di Giulietta is a medieval building adapted in the twentieth century as a museum devoted to Verona's association with Shakespeare's fictional lovers. It was once connected with the Cappello family, whose name helped later tradition associate the house with the Capulets, but it is not the documented home of a historical Juliet.
The familiar courtyard and balcony are products of the site's modern transformation into a literary attraction. Visitors come for the staged atmosphere, museum displays and the long popular tradition surrounding Romeo and Juliet. The site is best understood as a piece of cultural history: it shows how fiction, tourism and civic identity can create a landmark.
Quick Facts
- Type: Historic Place, Famous Person Site
- Visitor access: Open to visitors
- Admission: €5–€12
- Built: 13th century; balcony added in the 1930s
- Built for: a Verona merchant family, the dal Cappello
- Architectural style: Gothic
- The balcony is modern: It was added in the 1930s by Antonio Avena, director of Verona’s museums, using a fragment of a fourteenth-century sarcophagus. No balcony appears in Shakespeare’s text either.
- Chosen for a family name: The house belonged to the dal Cappello family, whose name resembled Shakespeare’s Capulets closely enough for the city to buy the building in 1907 and identify it as Juliet’s.
Visit Responsibly
Writing on walls, attaching notes and leaving locks outside designated systems damages surfaces and creates a surprising amount of waste. The entrance passage and courtyard are compact, so leaving room for others also makes the visit calmer. Beyond the doorway, Via Cappello remains part of a lived city rather than an extension of the attraction.
Plan Your Visit
Admission: €5–€12 · €5 Teatro Nuovo route and courtyard; €12 including Casa di Giulietta and balcony. Mandatory online reservation; no on-site ticket sales.
Prices verified September 2026
Since 1 April 2026, visitors enter through Teatro Nuovo in Piazzetta Navona and leave through Via Cappello 23. Advance online booking is mandatory, including for VeronaCard holders and others entitled to free admission; tickets are not sold on site. Two ticket types are offered: one for the Teatro Nuovo route and courtyard, and another that also includes the house and balcony. The official booking system lists current prices, time slots and temporary room closures.