Perhapsthe most romantic hotel in the world: Il Sogno di Giulietta is located rightopposite Juliet Capulet’s balcony in the fair city of Verona. The hotel itself is right out of aShakespearean play, with original stonework, wooden beams and lavish periodfurniture. The house across from the hotel was reportedly the Capulet’s houseand every year, thousands of romantics visit the courtyard, pinning loveletters on the walls and touching the bronze statue of Juliet which is foundthere in the hope that it will bring them luck in love. The courtyard is closedto tourists during the evening, at which time it is only privileged guests ofthe hotel that have access to this romantic spot. The rooms at Il Sogno diGiulietta are lavishly decorated with antique furniture, huge carved beds, finefurnishings and a Jacuzzi in every bathroom. Some have a view in to thecourtyard where Juliet’s balcony is to be found, the location where she andRomeo courted. The hotel provides a number of in-room services for the trueromantic: a sumptuous breakfast, fine wines, fruits and flowers can all beordered.
