Letters to Juliet, the reason why we should still believe in handwritten notes, literature, romantic gestures and love.
There is an office in Verona, Italy, where the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet evolved, which is busy linking human love stories and questions to Juliet. Thousands of letters reach the office a day, some ask questions and require words of wisdom, “ How do I know he is definitely the one Juliet?”, others just want to share their love story, “ Our engagement day was a fairy-tale” while many just want to say hello. No matter what your letter contains, you will receive a heartfelt, hand-written answer inspired by what Juliet would say herself.
This romantic gesture began in the 1930s when Ettore Solimani, the guard of Juliet’s tomb started receiving love letters dedicated to Juliet and he started replying. He became the first Juliet secretary.
This became famous in 2010 after a romantic comedy film was made, called ‘Letters to Juliet’, starring Amanda Seyfried, which follows the love story of Sophie, who became a volunteer to answer Juliet’s letters but found a letter from 1957 which inspired her to delve deeper.
In a world full of digital contact there is something quite romantic and special about expressing love through a piece of paper. Now, the Juliet Club offers experiences and a chance to explore more about this love story between Shakespeare’s character and the world, as well as read some of the love letters that have been sent from all over the world with the Juliet Club archive.
You can contact Juliet via mail addressed to; JULIET CLUB, Vicolo Santa Cecilia 9, 37121, Verona – Italy, post it yourself via Juliet’s mailbox located at the same address or for a quicker reply via email dearjuliet@julietclub.com ( this will be a digital reply).
Will you be sending a love letter to Juliet? Let us know if you do. We discussed this on our recent episode of Good Morning Spain. Can you guess which member of our team has written to Juliet and visited her office in Verona?
