Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast.
For the park in Upstate New York, see Verona Beach State Park. Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 American romantic drama film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles. The film is an abridged modernization of Shakespeare's play.
Shunning the spotless beaches of the Maldives and the scented bazaars of Marrakech, the French leader and his ex-model have gone to Verona. Of course, it sounds wonderfully romantic. Verona is, after all, supposed to be the capital of love, the city of Romeo and Juliet. Its main square is even called Piazza Bra. But as those of us who have been to Verona recently well know, the reality is very different.