Verona
Northeastern Italian city
Verona is a city in northern Italy, known as the setting of Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*.
The name appears in references to that tragedy and to Italian culture generally: a romantic weekend in Verona, the balcony scene set in Verona.
Verona is also used as a place name and occasionally as a given name elsewhere.
Ardent male lover
- JulietFemale name, phonetic J
- MontaguesVerona's feuding clan
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
- balconyRaised exterior platform
Capulets · feud · tragedy · Mercutio · Tybalt · apothecary · duel · poison
Boot-shaped European nation
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- AmaroneVeneto dried-grape red
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- tortelliniStuffed ring pasta
espresso · piazza · opera · gondola · Milan · Venice · cuisine
Open-air tiered venue
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- frescoesPaintings on fresh plaster
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
palazzo · fortifications · ramparts · antiquity · renaissance · heritage · monuments · archaeology
Romeo
Ardent male lover
- JulietFemale name, phonetic J
- MontaguesVerona's feuding clan
- star-crossedDoomed by destiny
Capulets · balcony · feud · tragedy · Mercutio · Tybalt · apothecary · duel · poison · tomb
Italy
Boot-shaped European nation
tortellini · espresso · piazza · opera · gondola · Milan · Venice · cuisine
amphitheater
Open-air tiered venue
Romanesque · palazzo · fortifications · ramparts · antiquity · renaissance · heritage · monuments · archaeology · excavation
love
Intense fond attachment
balcony · elopement · forbidden · devotion · sweetheart · valentine · kiss · vows · serenade · beloved
opera
Theatrical art combining song
- AidaOpera about enslaved Ethiopian princess
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- festivalOrganized public celebration
soprano · tenor · aria · orchestra · summer · open-air · spectacle · performance · acoustics · staging
- Italian CitiesRome, Milan, Florence, Naples, Venice
- Italian TownsAmalfi, Bellagio, Bergamo, Capri, Ferrara
- VenetoVenice, Padua, Vicenza, Asiago, Mira
- ancient ItalyRome, Romans, Latium, Umbria, Calabria
- Cisalpine GaulCisalpine Gaul, Po Valley, Placentia, Cremona, Celtic tribes
- Lombard LeagueMilan, Cremona, Bergamo, Padua, Lodi