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ОглавлениеJoyous cocoonment at the Palacio dos Seteais (Palace of the Seven Sighs)
A healing spa by the crashing waves of the Atlantic
Award-winning botanical gardens against a backdrop of mountains
Opera, ballet and fine orchestral concerts at northern Spain’s great arts festival
Succumb to the sultry lure of salsa at the city’s steamy dance halls
Dine like royalty on fine Basque food
Indulgent luxury at the Hotel Omm
Practise yoga on an island of gorgeous beaches, pretty walks and stunning, unspoilt beauty
Experience the raw emotion and intensity of flamenco
Enjoy chocolate-infused beauty treatments for a deliciously sweet encounter
Harmonic yin and yang spa therapies in tranquil, Zen-inspired gardens
Revel in romantic splendour at the Alhambra Palace
Speed through the streets of the capital of romance in a cute, restored 2CV
Savour the art of culinary seduction with a master chef
Enjoy wine-inspired beauty treatments at a grand old chateau amid rolling vineyards
Allow a caricaturist to capture your love story in unconventional style
Stroll through Renaissance gardens at the Chateau de Villandry
Take a leisurely captained barge cruise along vine-flanked canals
Take a rowing boat out on the water amidst swans, sunflower fields and popping corks
Sample seawater spas and local seafood
Take a romantic stroll through the stunning colours at Monet’s garden at Giverny
Enjoy a dizzying hot-air balloon ride with your beloved
A fortified medieval settlement with cobblestone streets and soaring towers
Old-world romance in a restored 50s-style caravan
Gastronomy, love letters and music
A cosy cedarwood treehouse
Saddle up on a ‘bicycle made for two’
A couples’ vespa tour, delicious ice cream and gypsy violins
The Orient Express: the ultimate in romantic rail journeys
Gardens, gondoliers and glasses of delicious limoncello
Stroll open-air galleries and winding cobbled streets
Peruse beautiful floral displays at the Easter markets
A leisurely journey under the bridges of the Arno, past abbeys and spires
Enjoy the magical ambience of a sunset cruise
Conspire with a loved one and contribute to an art hotel’s inspiring, individual room designs
Enjoy Alpine-chic seclusion and cosy romance in style
A heart-shaped hot tub, a wood-fired stove and a starlit ceiling
Sip Swiss champagne under a sparkling sky
Cuddle up for love under canvas
Enjoy ‘passion’ cocktails and mellow jazz music
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
Picnic Amsterdammer-style as a bandastand springs to life
Experience the city from a pretty Dutch houseboat on the Maas
Explore fairytale castles illuminated by fireworks
Savour the traditions of the city’s legendary confectioners
Share a relaxing soak in spring-fed thermal pools
Discover little-known turrets, ruins, follies and palaces in an open-top Porsche
Meander through snowy streets to feast on roasted chestnuts, candied fruits and warming punch
Savour apfelwine in the unspoilt Odenwald countryside
A boat trip at nightfall
Experience a luxury private helicopter tour for the ultimate in urban romance
Medieval towns, forests and lakes along Germany’s Romantic Road
Cosy up in a traditional horse-drawn carriage
Enjoy a romantic waltz lesson in an opulent Viennese ballroom
Explore the landscapes of meadows and mountains that inspired the reallife love story of The Sound of Music
Share an in-room picnic in a Love Bird suite
A private string quartet could be the perfect backdrop to a romance-filled picnic – or proposal
Revel in dazzling music events at the city’s world-class symphonic orchestral festival
Succumb to soothing spring waters for the ultimate in relaxation à deux
Explore Poland’s ‘land of a thousand lakes’ with its enchanting villages and breathtaking scenery
Share a dip in mineral-rich spa waters deep in the mountains
Ride Polish horses along unspoilt coastlines
Hide yourselves away in a rustic log cabin in the Polish lake district with nothing but woodpeckers and wild deer to disturb you
Experience the thrill of jousting, the ulitmate chivalrous sport
Hunt for the fern flower – symbol of love and fertility
Sample a gourmet candlelit dinner followed by a sauna for two
Retreat from the urban hubbub to a rustic Russian dacha (cottage) in a flower-filled pine forest
Dance to a backdrop of elegant towers and soaring spires at the annual Pushkin Ball
Experience Odessa’s justifiable reputation as an artistic centre in Renaissance- and Baroque-style theatres and opera houses
Visit the spa town of Bankya in the lush green foothills of the magnificent Lulin Mountains
Stroll through a flower-filled labyrinth of narrow streets in Bulgaria’s openair museum
Glide down the wide bouvelards of ‘Little Paris’
Scour antiques shops for collectables and gorgeous old pieces of jewellery
Explore vast grassland plains in horse-drawn wagons
Sample poetry and wine in the only nation with ‘love’ in its name
Take a romantic stroll, dubbed ‘the lovers’ walk’, to a harbour steeped in legends of love
Experience nautical and coastal splendour in a working lighthouse full of cosy nooks
Climb aboard the Romantika steam train for a journey along the banks of the Danube
Explore the age-old romantic charm of Kotor’s medieval castles and historic harbour
Pack a twilight picnic for a trip to one of Athen’s much-loved outdoor cinemas
Magical moonlit walks and sunrise yoga sessions
Rejuvenating spa therapies for couples
Celebrate the Koilani wine harvest on Aphrodite’s Island of Love
Exotic hospitality on the magnificent star-lit waters of the Bosphorus
Sail the Turquoise Coast on a traditional wooden boat
Celebrate Culloden Castle’s summer opera season with free-flowing champagne
Luxurious pampering, Scottish-style, with magnificent castle views
Bracing Cornish cliffs, fine golden sands and the cosiest of boltholes
Cocktails, rowing boats and fine champagne
A Welsh walled garden featuring secluded trails and a riot of colour
Be whisked away in a Rolls Royce to the waterfalls and woodlands of Sheen Falls Lodge
Saddle up together to discover a rugged coastline with pure romantic charm
Share restorative dips in gin-clear geothermal waters
Experience the wonder of the Northern Lights from bubbling volcanic pools
Stroll through Vigeland Park and view sculptures dedicated to the many aspects of love
A romantic cruise through Hardangerfjord
Saunas and bubbling hot tubs in the lantern-lit parkland of Sweden’s very own Sleeping Beauty castle
Snuggle up in the original Ice Hotel, deep in Sweden’s Lapland
Enjoy a cocktail in the ‘white nights’ of the midnight sun
Cuddle down in a snow-covered igloo village
Scenic lakeside tranquility: log cabins, wood-fired saunas and traditional Finnish sahti
