The Easter trips They can be the perfect occasion to fan the flame of love. if you are looking for romantic getaways , close and well nature , take a look at our selection and plan an unforgettable surprise for two: which one do you prefer?
1. STAY IN A FAIRY-STORY CASTLE
Watching from the top the beautiful town of Cardona, we find this medieval fortress from the 9th century: a fairytale castle, perfect for an unforgettable romantic getaway. Its privileged location offers panoramic views over the municipality and the lands bathed by the Cardener river, which will make every awakening with the person you love even more special.
Looking for a really romantic room? Ask for 402, the Sant Ramont one: It is the most intimate room in the Hostel . Located wall to wall with a 17th century Chapel and the old pilgrim hospital, their marriage bed is covered by a rustic wooden canopy where you will feel like a true king.
Like in a fairytale
2. WALKING HAND IN HAND IN LAKE COMO
The winding road from Milan runs parallel to small cliffs inhabited by balanced churches and villas that do not know vertigo. Below, huge, blue and peaceful, the romantic lake como . The vegetation does not let up between greens, pinks and yellows, and at the end the white mountains, still snow-capped, can be glimpsed. We are in spring , the best time to fall in love with a lake that encloses in its postcard towns and its fantasy mansions pleasures of another time.
Here you come to dream, to to practice the sweet life. The plan -with some changes- is the same for millennia, when the Roman nobility was fooled by r this alpine and tropical peace : reading under a palm tree, walking hand in hand coquettish balustrades that draw the shore, have a cappuccino al fresco on the terrace of a small café... If you can afford to stay in one of those majestic hotels that surround it, such as the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, the plan will exceed 10.
the 'dolce vita'
3. GET AWAY FROM THE MADDLE NOISE ON AN (ALMOST) INACCESSIBLE ISLAND
The little-known island of Muhu is only accessible by ferry in summer, and in winter, when the Baltic freezes over, through the icy roads that run above the sea. But at least it's accessible: until the 1990s you could only enter with a special visa, because it housed a military base.
That time of isolation seems to have made a dent in Muhu : Entering it is like going back to a more innocent period, when farmers cultivated small plots of land, wildlife roamed free, and the stars were effortlessly visible in the sky. There is the enchanted palace that is Pädaste Manor, one of the most charismatic hotels in Europe , where to get lost... to find yourself in the eyes of the other.
A lost island to meet again
4. TAKE A ROUTE IN THE COSTWOLDS, THE ENGLISH TUSCANY
Green fields where cows and sheep graze, charming honey-colored houses, exhibition gardens, elegant tea rooms. The Cotswolds, the quintessence of British, English Tuscany, It is a true postcard of peace and tranquility.
You will stop in municipalities such as Stow on the Wold, the perfect little English town, or Bourton on the Water “English Venice” (this is attested to by its beautiful bridges over the river, on which the weeping willows seem to float), you will cross the most idyllic villages, such as Deddington , where you can take a walk through the picturesque cemetery of the church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, from the 13th century… And you will drink the rich local cider and the beer of Donnington Brewery , the most famous artisan factory in the area, for a romantic night… and fun!
Charming villages and green valleys await you in the Cotswolds
5. REST AND BE PAMPERED IN A CHARMING FRENCH VILLA
With the stone façade and the blue shutters, with the ivy licking the centuries-old walls. Surrounded by a fresh and exuberant garden, with the perfect corner to read, with the apple tree waiting for you to reach out and bite a fruit . This is what it's like to stay in The Fishes , a delightful villa in the south of France that is exactly like the one you have seen in the movies, like the one you have always dreamed of.
At breakfast, served under the gigantic trees in summer, you can enjoy a flirty table worthy of a countess , with delicate crockery, freshly cut flowers and products from the town: fig, strawberry and peach jam. Walnuts and plums. Eggs from the hens that run around carefree, freshly baked cake. At night, they are served under the stars four course dinner for the guests of its trio of cozy and spacious rooms, well watered with the best wine of the region. Your mission? Celebrate the little pleasures of life, those that taste so good here.
You will want to stay and live in Les Pesques
6. SLEEP TWO PAST FROM HEAVEN IN CABINS HANGING FROM THE TREES
It's a cliché, we know, but an irresistible cliché: staying in a treehouse, feeling the presence of nature, listening only to the silence, It is a pleasure multiplied by two if done as a couple.
Options abound in Spain: you can opt for Cabanes als arbres, immersed in the pine and fir forest of Sant Hilari Sacalm, in a wild and little explored massif between The Jungle and Osona . or in Basoa Suites , Navarra, where six luxurious suites hang over the imposing amati oak grove, in the heart of the Ultzama Valley. The intimacy is such that breakfast is left in a basket that you will climb on a pulley!
More ideas? Barranco Cabins, in Outes (Galicia), to warm up next to the fireplace and see beyond the chestnut, pine and oak trees the valley and, in the background, the estuary. EITHER Zuhaitz-etxeak , in Zenauri (Vizcaya), where, in addition to sleep in total privacy 17 meters from the ground , you will also have the opportunity to enjoy the pleasures of a outdoor eco spa.
Natural fantasy in Navarra
7. ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF WINE… AND WHATEVER COMES
Share a couple of drinks at the Wine Bar, take a guided tour of the vineyard, do a wine tasting paired with the best tapas, taste the best Rioja cuisine and, a walk further, curl up in front of the fire. At Finca La Emperatriz, made up of 101 hectares of vineyards in Baños de Rioja that belonged to Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, hides all these pleasures and many more.
There are only three villas, so privacy is total: all three have five-star services, but stay in the smallest one, which has a romantic fireplace in the living room (which also comforts and warms the reading room) and an old-fashioned bathtub in the room…
Wine and nature in La Rioja