The history in Verona is incredible. This castle and its grounds are well worth the journey. I did…read morenot notice this specifically highlighted in travel books but I am glad we walked from our hotel to check it out. Everything in Verona seems so close and easily accessible to each other!

We did not have time to tour the museum portion of the Castelvecchio but we did have the…read moreopportunity to walk the exterior and admire this amazing structure. The museum displays a collection of sculpture, statues, paintings, ancient weapons, ceramics, goldworks, miniatures and some old bells. "Castelvecchio" translates to "Old Castle" and it is indeed quite old. It is built on the location of the Roman fortress, built between 1354 and 1376 and includes a bridge across the Adige River. The castle was damaged by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars and once captured, Napoleon stayed here on his trips to Verona. The exterior moat is currently dry but was once filled by water fed by the river. The castle is not massive compared to others but does have seven towers and four buildings inside. The bridge was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1945 and rebuilt in 1949. [Review 16970 overall - 175 in Italy - 486 of 2022.]

This was on my must do list! It did not disappoint- the house is 5 stories with great art and…read morestories throughout- you must do stairs. There are no free tickets even to the courtyard anymore- and tickets are only online! Additionally you can not get in from the street across most blogs tell you to go to! So Plan to need to walk around the block There are gift shops to get a lock if you didn't bring one - why not! There is a cute cafe right outside the entrance that we enjoyed vino while waiting for our entrance time

I was pleasantly surprised by this museum. I was expecting to see just the balcony, but you get to…read morewalk through the entire house and see the costumes, paintings and books on display. We were first in line and rushed in to take photos of the balcony without anyone in them. There were a few people who pretended not to see the queue, so you just have to get there early and stand your ground. The house itself was spacious and beautiful. There are a few sets of stairs so wear comfortable shoes. Definitely recommend visiting!

After visiting the supposed Juliet's balcony, I made a visit to the museum and Tomb of Juliet…read morebecause that's what you do when you're in Verona. Upon entering you're greeted with a sculpture of the Chinese version of "Romeo & Juliet" and make your way into the museum, after passing by statues and other overhanging. You pay for your ticket to the museum and make your way out and to the right, to start your museum tour which they seem pretty insistent on ... even if you want to take a look at the tomb right away. The museum itself was nice and informational, but I didn't like how commanding the staff seemed to be. I like to explore museums at my own leisure. After walking through the museum, we made it to Juliet's tomb which was underground. There was a drastic temperature change, which was nice but also eerie. All there was to see was an empty room with an empty sarcophagus. One with an imagination would find this fascinating as you piece together this scene in your head, but in terms of backstory or history behind it was lacking. A plaque or summary in the courtyard would've been helpful. If you were to skip the museum, you could see Juliet's tomb in probably less than 5 minutes.