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The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Unlucky in love: statue of Shakespeare’s Juliet in Verona damaged by tourists

The bronze statue depicting William Shakespeare's Juliet character in a courtyard in Verona.
The sweat from hands touching the statue is believed to have caused a small hole to develop. Photograph: Mario Poli/EPA

Tourists in the northern Italian city of Verona have once again created a hole in the right breast of a statue of William Shakespeare’s heroine Juliet.

The bronze statue sits beneath the balcony in a tiny courtyard where Romeo is said to have wooed Juliet, attracting hundreds of visitors each day who flock there for a selfie and to touch the breast as part of a ritual that is believed to bring luck in love.

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