Verona: From Shakespeare to Stroking Statues

by Alex in Europe, Italy, Topdeck

Here's something I've learned from 2 years on the road - if a city has a claim to fame, however loose, they will try and milk it for all it's worth. Whether it's the Hans Christian Andersen museum in Odense, Cong's giant statue of John Wayne, or the Tolkien branding over all of New Zealand, it's true all over the world. 

However, few cities have a longer or more enduring claim than Verona: the setting of Shakspeare's (arguably) most famous play, Romeo and Juliet.