Modern Bride has just released the world’s 50 best honeymoon locations in their August/September issue. The "hottest, hippest, sexiest spots around the globe” were selected by a panel of Virtuoso travel agents. Number one on the list is Italy which has been selected three years in a row.
With so much to see and do in Italy, your honeymoon wouldn't be complete without at least a few days in Rome, the “Eternal City”. In this exciting and romantic city, you can savour world-class cuisine, ponder the mysteries of the Partheon, or leisurely sample a local wine at a charming trattoria. For a mix of spectacular art, grand history, and exuberant street life, no other city comes close. Today's Rome is also a vibrant, modern city that offers first class hotels, fine shopping, exciting nightlife, excellent restaurants, delightful coffee bars and numerous opportunities to while away the hours exploring new venues.
You and your new spouse will be able to sample all of this and more with a honeymoon package specially created to highlight the best of Rome. Stay at: Castello della Castelluccia , a beautifully renovated 12th-century castle which is set in a small wooded park located 10 miles outside Rome. The original structure has been preserved intact. The property features 24 luxuriously appointed rooms and suites, with inlaid-wood antiques and four-poster beds; a few have marble fireplaces, and two have giant, tiled hot-tub alcoves and equipped with all modern comforts(room rate from $246 CAD); Daphne Veneto, an elegant inn, offering superb accommodations and outstanding service. This is an intimate, “boutique-style” hotel environment, where guests enjoy privacy and first-class personal service. Daphne Veneto is located just off the Piazza Barberini and via Veneto, on a quiet side street. It’s just a seven-minute walk to Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps(room rate with taxes from $320); and Hotel Sant’ Anselmo, a beautiful hotel with lovely rooms and stunning decor with hand-painted frescoes; the lounge, dining room and halls ways are sumptuous. It's situated in a lovely quiet bit of Rome, surrounded by ancient cathedrals, houses, and orange groves(room rate from $239 CAD).
Everyone has heard about Venice and its canals. Venice makes you a believer in fairy tales. Since cars are banned, the only way to get around the 1,500-year-old city is by foot or by water. From these vantage points, you'll be awed by the magical beauty. La Serenissima, "the most serene one," is filled with palaces and art, fine shopping and excellent food. Relax in Piazza San Marco, visit the basilicas, drink a bellini at Harry's Bar, and wander the alleyways and bridges. For a romantic evening, have dinner in a restaurant along the canal at dusk while watching the gondolas. Stay at: Al Ponte Antico Hotel, an historic 16th century palace with a beautiful interior and a breathtaking location overlooking the Grand Canal, the most important water-way in Venice (room rates from $600 CAD); or Hotel Antiche Figure, a small, "grand" Hotel which occupies a fabulous 15th century palazzo overlooking Venice's Grand Canal, adjacent to an ancient Gondola workshop. The hotel takes its name from the Renaissance frescos that once adorned its façade (room rate from $244 CAD).