287. What light from yonder window breaks?

Verona's town council is offering couples to tie nuptial knots up in the balcony. Soccer player star Luca Ceccarelli, who plays for local team Verona is the first to do it. But it does not come cheaply. A normal civil wedding licence in Italy costs about 45 euros: for non-European citizens the Verona licence will cost nearly 900 euros, with EU non-Verona couples paying approximately 700 euros.

So what is so special about the balcony?

286. Scroll down...

Historically it refers to a scroll that is a deed delivered to a third person to hold until a future condition is satisfied.

In real estate transactions, it refers to the period during which a third party holds the proceeds from the sale of a home until both the buyer and seller sign their documents.

What be it?

285. El Hor...

They are the oldest known of their kind and dates back to pre-biblical times. The Muslims believe that they were a gift to them by Allah for amusement and benefit and in contrast to the disdain that others of their ilk suffer from, they are referred to as El Hor (the Noble One) or El Baraha (the Blessed One)

Amongst the Arabs they are never sold, and only given as a gift from a friend to a friend, which is the highest form of compliment from one person to another.

If a Knight had been to the holy Land, he would bring a X home as proof of his Crusade and people believe this was how they entered Europe.

What be X?