Heartbroken travelers visit Juliet's Wall in Verona
Feb 21, 2012
The pain of a break-up can be one of the most devastating feelings that a person experiences. Sometimes, the only way people can cope with their emotions is by packing up their belongings and taking a vacation away from places, memories and other reminders of their former loved one. Love-scorned travelers can book cheap flights to Italy and venture to Juliet's Wall, a surface plastered in letters that address the deepest questions about love.
Tourists from around the world visit this location, the supposed Capulet residence, to mail their letters to the fictitious heroine from Shakespeare's famous love story, "Romeo and Juliet." In response, a team of volunteers, named "Juliettes," act as therapists, regularly collecting, reading and responding to the cries for help, offering their best forms of advice and sympathy.
The legendary wall is also the focal point of a 2006 nonfiction book "Letters to Juliet," which later became the 2010 romantic film starring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave. Messages of unrequited love, lost romance or celebrated passion can all be found on the walls of "Juliet's House," a fictitious representation of one of the most well-known love stories in history.
Walking the streets of Verona, travelers may actually feel that the story of "Romeo and Juliet" was once true. Known as Little Rome, or Piccola Roma, the city's golden era came during the 13th and 14th centuries under the reign of the Della Scala family. Bitter family feuding was prominent during this period and was ultimately the inspiration behind Shakespeare's classic play. Travelers who book cheap flights to Venice can journey to the city an hour away and spend the day sharing their tales of heartbreak with others who are experiencing the same feelings of loss.
Tourists from around the world visit this location, the supposed Capulet residence, to mail their letters to the fictitious heroine from Shakespeare's famous love story, "Romeo and Juliet." In response, a team of volunteers, named "Juliettes," act as therapists, regularly collecting, reading and responding to the cries for help, offering their best forms of advice and sympathy.
The legendary wall is also the focal point of a 2006 nonfiction book "Letters to Juliet," which later became the 2010 romantic film starring Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave. Messages of unrequited love, lost romance or celebrated passion can all be found on the walls of "Juliet's House," a fictitious representation of one of the most well-known love stories in history.
Walking the streets of Verona, travelers may actually feel that the story of "Romeo and Juliet" was once true. Known as Little Rome, or Piccola Roma, the city's golden era came during the 13th and 14th centuries under the reign of the Della Scala family. Bitter family feuding was prominent during this period and was ultimately the inspiration behind Shakespeare's classic play. Travelers who book cheap flights to Venice can journey to the city an hour away and spend the day sharing their tales of heartbreak with others who are experiencing the same feelings of loss.
