A honeymoon to Italy - P&H Travel

ItAlY HoNeYmoOnS:

are a top European Honeymoon destination with plenty to explore from the Northern Alps and lake country to Rome and the Almalfi Coast with shopping, cuisine, rich history, educating experiences enrolling in culinary classes, and wine tasting. Voted one of the most romantic cities, Venice provides gondola rides along the city built on water, the home of Murano glass. Visitors can take either two or three hour boat tours. Florence provides a taste of Tuscany in the Chianti region with cobblestrone streets, rich art and architecture seen in buildings, museums like the Galleria degli Uffizi, The Baptistry, the Bargello, Uffizi Galleries, and famous Monuments. For more budgetary purposes, Sicily is cheaper than the North and provides Cefalu’ and Mondello beaches, and great destinations such as Agrigento and Siracusa, with vineyards, sunsets, and beaches. Other locations include Lucca, Sorrento, Milan and Lake Como. There are many romantic activities to do in Italy: enrolling in culinary classes for couples, wine tasting in the lush countryside and holding hands while watching an unforgettable sunset on one of Italy’s famous beaches. Private tours can be taken to all the historic locations including full day tours to famous cities as well as private city walks. Rome provides historic landmarks including Vatican City, Saint Peter’s Basilica which is the size of two football fields, the Sistine Chapel one of the most famous frescoes in the world is located at the far end of the Vatican museums. The Coliseum providing rich culture and modern day marvels providing even modern tastes a strong experience in night life including Ostiense and Campo de’ Fiori. There are beautiful piazzas, cobblestone streets, buildings, churches, Spanish steps, Trevi fountain, Via Margutta (the street of the artists), Piazza del Popolo, Saint Maria dell’ Popolo, Ara Pacis, St Lorenzo in Lucina, and the Pantheon. The Fountains of Rome provide strolls from piazza to piazza. These include the Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini, Quirinale fountain in front of the presidential palace and the statue of Castor and Pollux overlooking Rome, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piaza Navona. Artist admirers provide the ultimate experience with major works of Michelangelo, Leonardo de Vinci and Raphael, with architecture boasting in the Colosseum, the leaning tower of Pisa and Saint Marks square.

The most favored time to visit Italy is May through September as summers are often marked by hot and humid weather. Most Italians vacation in August which provides heightened crowds especially at the beaches.