Overview
- Visitors must buy a €12 museum ticket to access the Casa di Giulietta courtyard during the Christmas period.
- The previously free courtyard now falls under timed entry, with quarter-hour ticket allotments cut from 60 to 45.
- Maximum occupancy at the site is trimmed for the holidays from 130 to 100, supported by two additional security staff.
- Local tour guides and tourism businesses condemn the sudden, unannounced change that charges even those seeking a quick photo.
- The courtyard features a replica of Nereo Costantini’s 1970s bronze Julia, with the original moved indoors in 2014 at a site that draws about 1.5 million visitors annually.