TOMBA DI GIULIETTA

Tomba di Giulietta is one of the most popular historic Verona places to visit for couples and Shakespeare fans. It is the former convent of San Francesco al Corso where an empty red sarcophagus, considered to be Juliet's Tomb, was installed in 1937. Visitors today leave love letters here to express their feelings of love or pain

Tomba di Giulietta, Juliet’s Tomb, is one of the best places to visit in Verona that fans of the tragic love story should visit during their trip. It is a red marble sarcophagus situated in the former convent of San Francesco al Corso, which is now the G.B. Cavalcaselle Museum of Frescoes. 

Juliet's sarcophagus was restored and moved to the complex's underground crypt in 1868 by the City of Verona, where it is still kept. Many local and foreign couples travel to Juliet's Tomb today to wed as the complex also serves as the civil wedding venue. Visitors to the underground tomb who have failed in love leave letters addressed to Juliet in the empty sarcophagus to express their pain or seek solace. A large group of secretaries collect these messages and give a response because Juliet's story may be a legend, but the pains endured by men or women in love are real and touching. Taking a trip to this unique site is certainly a unique experience for everyone in love.

Highlights

• Take a trip to Tomba di Giulietta to see the place where the lady love of Shakespeare's tragic love story is buried.
• Explore the underground crypt where the tomb, an empty red marble sarcophagus without a lid, is kept and learn about the lovers' tragic end.
• Browse the G.B. Cavalcaselle Museum of Frescoes, which is housed in the former convent of San Francesco al Corso, to see a rich collection and be amazed.
• View the location where civil weddings are held and lovers travel from all over the world to take wedding vows.
• Learn about the custom of lovers leaving letters addressed to Juliet expressing their love and suffering.