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DESTINATION MAP

PORTUGAL

001 Sintra

Joyous cocoonment at the Palacio dos Seteais (Palace of the Seven Sighs)

002 Algarve

A healing spa by the crashing waves of the Atlantic

003 Madeira

Award-winning botanical gardens against a backdrop of mountains

SPAIN

004 Santander

Opera, ballet and fine orchestral concerts at northern Spain’s great arts festival

005 Madrid

Succumb to the sultry lure of salsa at the city’s steamy dance halls

006 San Sebastian

Dine like royalty on fine Basque food

007 Barcelona

Indulgent luxury at the Hotel Omm

008 Lanzarote

Practise yoga on an island of gorgeous beaches, pretty walks and stunning, unspoilt beauty

009 Cordoba

Experience the raw emotion and intensity of flamenco

010 Mallorca

Enjoy chocolate-infused beauty treatments for a deliciously sweet encounter

011 Alicante

Harmonic yin and yang spa therapies in tranquil, Zen-inspired gardens

012 Granada

Revel in romantic splendour at the Alhambra Palace

FRANCE

013 Paris

Speed through the streets of the capital of romance in a cute, restored 2CV

014 Lyon

Savour the art of culinary seduction with a master chef

015 Bordeaux

Enjoy wine-inspired beauty treatments at a grand old chateau amid rolling vineyards

016 Limoges

Allow a caricaturist to capture your love story in unconventional style

017 Loire

Stroll through Renaissance gardens at the Chateau de Villandry

018 Burgundy

Take a leisurely captained barge cruise along vine-flanked canals

019 Champagne

Take a rowing boat out on the water amidst swans, sunflower fields and popping corks

020 Brittany

Sample seawater spas and local seafood

021 Normandy

Take a romantic stroll through the stunning colours at Monet’s garden at Giverny

022 Pau

Enjoy a dizzying hot-air balloon ride with your beloved

023 Riquewihr

A fortified medieval settlement with cobblestone streets and soaring towers

024 Beaujolais

Old-world romance in a restored 50s-style caravan

025 Languedoc

Gastronomy, love letters and music

026 Nice

A cosy cedarwood treehouse

ITALY

027 Bologna

Saddle up on a ‘bicycle made for two’

028 Rome

A couples’ vespa tour, delicious ice cream and gypsy violins

029 Venice

The Orient Express: the ultimate in romantic rail journeys

030 Florence

Gardens, gondoliers and glasses of delicious limoncello

031 Todi

Stroll open-air galleries and winding cobbled streets

032 Milan

Peruse beautiful floral displays at the Easter markets

033 Pisa

A leisurely journey under the bridges of the Arno, past abbeys and spires

034 Sardinia

Enjoy the magical ambience of a sunset cruise

035 Sicily

Conspire with a loved one and contribute to an art hotel’s inspiring, individual room designs

SWITZERLAND

036 Geneva

Enjoy Alpine-chic seclusion and cosy romance in style

037 Zürich

A heart-shaped hot tub, a wood-fired stove and a starlit ceiling

038 Gstaad

Sip Swiss champagne under a sparkling sky

LUXEMBOURG

039 Ardennes

Cuddle up for love under canvas

BELGIUM

040 Brussels

Enjoy ‘passion’ cocktails and mellow jazz music

041 Bruges

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!

NETHERLANDS

042 Amsterdam

Picnic Amsterdammer-style as a bandastand springs to life

043 Rotterdam

Experience the city from a pretty Dutch houseboat on the Maas

DENMARK

044 Odense

Explore fairytale castles illuminated by fireworks

045 Copenhagen

Savour the traditions of the city’s legendary confectioners

GERMANY

046 Baden Baden

Share a relaxing soak in spring-fed thermal pools

047 Berlin

Discover little-known turrets, ruins, follies and palaces in an open-top Porsche

048 Munich

Meander through snowy streets to feast on roasted chestnuts, candied fruits and warming punch

049 Amorbach

Savour apfelwine in the unspoilt Odenwald countryside

050 Hamburg

A boat trip at nightfall

051 Stuttgart

Experience a luxury private helicopter tour for the ultimate in urban romance

052 Frankfurt

Medieval towns, forests and lakes along Germany’s Romantic Road

AUSTRIA

053 Innsbruck

Cosy up in a traditional horse-drawn carriage

054 Vienna

Enjoy a romantic waltz lesson in an opulent Viennese ballroom

055 Graz

Explore the landscapes of meadows and mountains that inspired the reallife love story of The Sound of Music

056 Salzburg

Share an in-room picnic in a Love Bird suite

CZECH REPUBLIC

057 Prague

A private string quartet could be the perfect backdrop to a romance-filled picnic – or proposal

058 Brno

Revel in dazzling music events at the city’s world-class symphonic orchestral festival

SLOVAKIA

059 Piestany

Succumb to soothing spring waters for the ultimate in relaxation à deux

POLAND

060 Mazuria

Explore Poland’s ‘land of a thousand lakes’ with its enchanting villages and breathtaking scenery

061 Krynica-Zdrój

Share a dip in mineral-rich spa waters deep in the mountains

062 Gdansk

Ride Polish horses along unspoilt coastlines

063 Posnan

Hide yourselves away in a rustic log cabin in the Polish lake district with nothing but woodpeckers and wild deer to disturb you

LITHUANIA

064 Vilnius

Experience the thrill of jousting, the ulitmate chivalrous sport

LATVIA

065 Riga

Hunt for the fern flower – symbol of love and fertility

ESTONIA

066 Voru

Sample a gourmet candlelit dinner followed by a sauna for two

RUSSIA

067 Moscow

Retreat from the urban hubbub to a rustic Russian dacha (cottage) in a flower-filled pine forest

068 St Petersburg

Dance to a backdrop of elegant towers and soaring spires at the annual Pushkin Ball

UKRAINE

069 Odessa

Experience Odessa’s justifiable reputation as an artistic centre in Renaissance- and Baroque-style theatres and opera houses

BULGARIA

070 Sofia

Visit the spa town of Bankya in the lush green foothills of the magnificent Lulin Mountains

071 Veliko Turnovo

Stroll through a flower-filled labyrinth of narrow streets in Bulgaria’s openair museum

ROMANIA

072 Bucharest

Glide down the wide bouvelards of ‘Little Paris’

HUNGARY

073 Budapest

Scour antiques shops for collectables and gorgeous old pieces of jewellery

074 Puszta

Explore vast grassland plains in horse-drawn wagons

SLOVENIA

075 Bohinj

Sample poetry and wine in the only nation with ‘love’ in its name

CROATIA

076 Dubrovnik

Take a romantic stroll, dubbed ‘the lovers’ walk’, to a harbour steeped in legends of love

077 Split

Experience nautical and coastal splendour in a working lighthouse full of cosy nooks

SERBIA

078 Belgrade

Climb aboard the Romantika steam train for a journey along the banks of the Danube

MONTENEGRO

079 Kotor

Explore the age-old romantic charm of Kotor’s medieval castles and historic harbour

GREECE

080 Athens

Pack a twilight picnic for a trip to one of Athen’s much-loved outdoor cinemas

081 Skyros

Magical moonlit walks and sunrise yoga sessions

082 Mykonos

Rejuvenating spa therapies for couples

083 Cyprus

Celebrate the Koilani wine harvest on Aphrodite’s Island of Love

TURKEY

084 Istanbul

Exotic hospitality on the magnificent star-lit waters of the Bosphorus

085 Bodrum

Sail the Turquoise Coast on a traditional wooden boat

UNITED KINGDOM

086 Belfast

Celebrate Culloden Castle’s summer opera season with free-flowing champagne

087 Edinburgh

Luxurious pampering, Scottish-style, with magnificent castle views

088 Cornwall

Bracing Cornish cliffs, fine golden sands and the cosiest of boltholes

089 London

Cocktails, rowing boats and fine champagne

090 Llandudno

A Welsh walled garden featuring secluded trails and a riot of colour

IRELAND

091 Dublin

Be whisked away in a Rolls Royce to the waterfalls and woodlands of Sheen Falls Lodge

092 Dingle

Saddle up together to discover a rugged coastline with pure romantic charm

ICELAND

093 Reykjavik

Share restorative dips in gin-clear geothermal waters

094 Lake Myvatn

Experience the wonder of the Northern Lights from bubbling volcanic pools

NORWAY

095 Oslo

Stroll through Vigeland Park and view sculptures dedicated to the many aspects of love

096 Bergen

A romantic cruise through Hardangerfjord

SWEDEN

097 Gothenburg

Saunas and bubbling hot tubs in the lantern-lit parkland of Sweden’s very own Sleeping Beauty castle

098 Kiruna

Snuggle up in the original Ice Hotel, deep in Sweden’s Lapland

099 Stockholm

Enjoy a cocktail in the ‘white nights’ of the midnight sun

FINLAND

100 Lapland

Cuddle down in a snow-covered igloo village

101 Paijanne

Scenic lakeside tranquility: log cabins, wood-fired saunas and traditional Finnish sahti