House of Juliet
Last updated on September 22, 2026Why visit House of Juliet
Visit if you:
- are fascinated by medieval domestic architecture, which is what the building actually is
- want Shakespeare, and how a play became a place
- like invented tradition, and cities that build their own myths
- care about frescoed interiors and period furnishing
Skip it if you:
- are looking for authenticity — Juliet is fictional and the balcony dates from 1939
- have not booked; advance online booking is mandatory and tickets are not sold on site
- dislike crowding at close range; the courtyard is small and busy most of the day
Quick Facts
- Type: Historic Place, Famous Person Site
- Local name: Casa di Giulietta (vedi la pagina italiana)
- Visitor access: Open to visitors
- Admission: €5–€12
- Reservation: Required — book before arriving
- 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.
Where it is
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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
What is free
Via Cappello outside, and the exterior of the house from the street. The access arrangements changed on 1 April 2026 and the courtyard is no longer simply walked into as it was for decades — check the official booking page for what your ticket covers rather than relying on an older description, including other travellers’.
The boundary is now the Teatro Nuovo entrance in Piazzetta Navona, not the archway on Via Cappello that everybody photographs. The exit is at Via Cappello 23.
Booking — this changed in 2026
Since 1 April 2026 advance online booking is mandatory, including for VeronaCard holders and anyone otherwise entitled to free admission. Tickets are not sold on site, so arriving without one is the single most common failed visit here. Entry is through the Teatro Nuovo in Piazzetta Navona and the exit is on Via Cappello 23 — not the archway everybody photographs. Two ticket types are offered; check which includes the house interior rather than the courtyard alone.
Timing
Best: the first slot of the morning or the last of the day. The courtyard is small, and between mid-morning and late afternoon it is continuously full.
Avoid: weekends, and 14 February, when the site is the focus of city-wide events.
What to expect
The courtyard is compact and the entrance passage narrow, so the visit works best if you plan to move through rather than linger at the centre. Note that writing on the walls, attaching notes and fixing locks are not permitted: the surfaces are historic and the practice was retired after repeated damage and removal costs.
Verified against Visit Verona, September 2026.
When to Visit
First thing in the morning is the only way to see the courtyard without a crowd. This is among the most visited spots in Italy, and from mid-morning it is genuinely packed.
Weekday mornings outside July and August are the realistic best case.
Evenings after the museum closes let you see the courtyard quietly, though you cannot go inside the house.
Around Valentine’s Day Verona runs a festival and the house is at its busiest of the year.
Book before you plan the day. Since 1 April 2026 entry is by advance online booking only, including for VeronaCard holders, and the courtyard is no longer simply walked into as it was for decades. Check the official page for what each ticket covers rather than relying on older advice, including other travellers’.