Ultimate Wedding Destination: Juliet's Balcony

In an attempt to bolster tourism, Verona, Italy, has opened Juliet Capulet's balcony for wedding ceremonies.

The Capulets, from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, were fictional characters, but it's believed they were based on the Capellos, a real 13th century family in Verona. The Capello home is often visited by tourists who touch a bronze Juliet statue for good luck.

The tradition for couples is to first stroke the right breast of the languid bronze statue of Juliet in the courtyard -- the gesture is believed to bring good luck -- then leave love notes on the house's walls and Gothic wooden doors.

In addition to the love notes and statue-fondling, the city of Verona will now be offering the courtyard as an epically romantic wedding spot.

...[Verona] wants to strengthen its romantic reputation by offering love-struck couples the chance to tie the knot in the courtyard right below the famous stone balcony.

For now, the city's convention and visitors bureau does not have any plans to promote violent gang wars, thumb-biting, betrayal, real suicide or fake suicide, but if tourism continues to decline a non-romantic advertising campaign may be explored.