Tomba di Giulietta

Historical Place Verona, Italy

Juliet's tomb is located inside the former convent of the Capuchin friars dating back to the 13th century, today the "G.B. Cavalcaselle" Fresco Museum. Tradition and imagination want it to be the burial place of Giulietta Capuleti, protagonist of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The appearance of the place, as we see it now, dates back to 1937 when the manager of the Veronese museums Antonio Avena, who had also dealt with the makeover of Juliet's house in style, wanted to give the place a look closer to the expectations of tourists identified as grave of Shakespearean heroine.