{"id":809,"date":"2024-05-16T04:18:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gagner-des-cadeaux.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/italys-best-romantic-spots-and-their-quieter-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T09:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T01:56:02","slug":"italys-best-romantic-spots-and-their-quieter-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gagner-des-cadeaux.org\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Italy’s best romantic spots and their quieter alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Romance runs rich through Italy\u2019s veins, with icons of amore <\/em>to melt the hardest heart. But the most famous sight isn\u2019t always the most swoon-worthy; find the real romance of Italy with a hot date at one of these alternative picks where, chances are, there’ll be fewer people to encroach on your special moment.<\/p>\n

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Gaze at the stars with an evening at Verona’s arena \u00a9 Henryk Sadura \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Verona<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Romance icon:<\/strong> Verona’s romance icon is undoubtedly Juliet\u2019s balcony. The dainty stone balcony at the 14th-century Casa di Giulietta is a magnet for lovers (and Shakespeare fans). Visiting romantics scrawl heart-rending graffiti in the charming courtyard and smooch on the balcony with their own Romeos and\/or Juliets. It’s all rather lovely, which means tourists generally remain untroubled by the lack of any connection between the fictional lovers and the Veronese noble families who actually lived here.<\/p>\n

The alternative: <\/strong>If literature\u2019s star-crossed lovers don\u2019t inspire, spend a balmy evening at Verona\u2019s 1st-century Roman arena. Find a space for two on the steep stone steps, and the evening is yours to sip wine, be dazzled by on-stage theatrics, and gaze at a starry sky. Take snacks, a blanket and most essentially, a pillow (those stone steps have seriously bum-numbing qualities). For summer operas and ballets, the best seats in the house go for around \u20ac300, but thrifty lovers can snap up tickets to sit on the stone steps from as little as \u20ac20.<\/p>\n

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A gondola ride through Venice with your loved one is a romantic experience, but are there better options? \u00a9 prochasson frederic \/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Venice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Romance icon:<\/strong> Climbing aboard one of Venice\u2019s iconic gondolas to drift around the city\u2019s canals, to the tune of a singing gondolier, is the holy grail of Italy’s romantic experiences. That is, until you see the price tag. There\u2019s no doubting the beauty of Venice from the water, but the pleasure doesn\u2019t come cheap (and yes, they do charge extra for the singing).<\/p>\n

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The alternative:<\/strong> a bicycle made for two. Flee the flocks of visitors in central Venice with a summer ferry excursion to The Lido. With a day\u2019s bicycle hire, you and your date can pedal around the shady streets and catch some R&R away from Venice\u2019s manic center. Lido on Bike will set you up with the most kitsch date there is \u2013 a two-seater tandem bike.<\/p>\n

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Rome<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Romance icon:<\/strong> Throw one coin in the Trevi Fountain, and you\u2019ll return to Rome some day. Throw in two, and you\u2019ll marry an Italian. Throw in more than that and, well, desperate is not a good look. Lovers line up to get a selfie next to this jaw-dropping edifice, but crowds and coin-hurling visitors don\u2019t make for a dream date.<\/p>\n

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The alternative:<\/strong> Visit the dome of St Peter\u2019s Basilica. Start early for a climb to the top of Vatican City\u2019s gigantic dome (but spare yourself the blisters and take the lift part-way). If you\u2019re there for opening time, you\u2019ll likely have a hazy view of Vatican City all to yourselves, and ample space for a quick smooch.<\/p>\n

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Florence<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Romance icon:<\/strong> With the muscular form of Michelangelo\u2019s David<\/em> setting hearts a-flutter outside the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, and comely Renaissance maidens in every gallery, it\u2019s the artistic heart of Florence that plucks at the heart strings. And nowhere elicits lovelorn sighs more than the Galleria degli Uffizi, with emblems of love like Botticelli\u2019s The Birth of Venus<\/em> gracing its walls. But museum fatigue from the brain-boggling volume of art, not to mention bumping elbows with hordes of other visitors, can sap that lovin\u2019 feeling.<\/p>\n

The alternative:<\/strong> The Giardino di Boboli, a short walk from the Uffizi, are a perfect lovers’ escape, and the further you wander into the gardens, the more secluded spaces you’ll find. Seek out a manicured corner of Florence’s most beautiful green space, breathe in the scent of citrus trees, and sigh among statues of bathing nymphs.<\/p>\n

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Article first published in July 2012, and last updated in October 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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