Lovers' caresses bore hole into Juliet's statue in Verona

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 7 - Lovers' caresses hoping for their love to be lucky have bored a hole into Juliet's statue in her home Verona, visited by hundreds of loving couples each year.
    The hole has appeared on the right breast of the figure representing the Shakespearian star-crossed lover in the northern city, the L'Arena newspaper reported Thursday.
    This is the second time the accumulation of lovers' touches have damaged Juliet.
    In 2014 the original 1972 statue was replaced because it had been worn down by all the stroking. (ANSA).