Fun story, my family is from Verona. One time I met an Italian at work and told him that I’m probably romantic cause my family is from Romeo & Juliet city.
He said: "Ah, I’ve seen it on TV, huge skyscrapers, helicopters flying everywhere, people shooting gun and talking strangely, the place sucks!"
He was off course joking, talking about the film Romeo + Juliet, with Di Caprio and happening in the very US setting of Verona beach. But I liked the joke.
It's only a small portion under the streets you see here that is actually dug out. Under all the other streets these kind of ruins are hidden under the soil.
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Skunk@jlai.lu · 10 pts · 1y
Fun story, my family is from Verona. One time I met an Italian at work and told him that I’m probably romantic cause my family is from Romeo & Juliet city.
He said: "Ah, I’ve seen it on TV, huge skyscrapers, helicopters flying everywhere, people shooting gun and talking strangely, the place sucks!"
He was off course joking, talking about the film Romeo + Juliet, with Di Caprio and happening in the very US setting of Verona beach. But I liked the joke.
YungOnions@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Lol, obviously fake. How could the Romans build a street underneath another street?! Wake up sheeple!!
/s
0ops@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y
That's actually super neat, wouldn't mind exploring a place the l like that for a few hours
M137@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
"a place the I like that"
0ops@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Forgive me, I had a stroke. But on the bright side I made a full recovery!
Paradachshund@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 1y
Are there problems with street collapses in places like this?
gigachad@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
It's only a small portion under the streets you see here that is actually dug out. Under all the other streets these kind of ruins are hidden under the soil.
Paradachshund@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
Got it, so it's not a bunch of tunnels and empty space under the streets, then?
iCreativity@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
It’s an archeological excavation site in the middle of town they prettied up to be visible. I think these are built to be stable
TheBat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
iCreativity@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
They are hiding in the shadows
AidsKitty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I love that about Italy. If you want to see ancient history just go for a walk. Italy preserved so much and it's everywhere.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
thats kinda spooky
Tyfud@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y