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Hi,
Im getting married after 30 years together, yes call us rash impulsive love birds.
Plan a, is Venice for 3 nights 5*, then hire a camper van and go off to the Dollies for a few days walking.
However I hear Venice stinks, is busy and full of mossies in August. Is this true and can anyone think of somewhere else. Want a bit of Romance. -
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Venice is nice, but it does smell a bit and is a bit of a tourist rip off. I think Rome is better value, if you haven’t done it before. The Vatican museum (book the special evening entry) is amazing and the quantity of roman buildings and things like the catacombs are really interesting. 2-3 days there would be fine, and then escape to the country!
Of course if you want to buy posh glass, go in a gondola and look out over the lagoon with Procecco in ones hand – Venice is the place. If you take the road from Venice up to the mountains your could consider stopping in Padua to see the Scrovegni Chapel (Giotto).
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I’m getting married in August and have planned a European Honeymoon, although we set off on 1st September.
We are travelling to Paris by train, with lunch in London on the way. Couple of days in Paris, then train to Barcelona. A favourite place we go to every year. Four days in Barcelona, then a ferry to Ibiza. Five nights in the north of Ibiza, then fly home.
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If you’re combining with the Dolomites, then I agree with others that the Italian Lakes sounds like a good option, maybe combined with Verona.
I’ve only been to Garda, which I think is the busiest of the lakes, but still beautiful. Don’t know the best resort on the lake, but Sirmione is very picturesque. Opera in the arena in Verona may or may not appeal. The classic show is always Aida, but they do 2 or 3 operas throughout the summer.
I liked Venice, but I went in March, and I went nearly 20 years ago, so no idea what August will be like.
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Yes, there is a Juliet’s balcony in Verona, but can’t remember the back story to it.
The opera is an amazing location (but take a cushion). I saw Aida, which is the classic for Verona, but I think some of the other operas are more accessible. They’ve got Carmen this year, which is one of the best if, like me, your main knowledge of opera tunes comes from the adverts.
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If you can afford it, Corsica, perhaps the most beautiful 8680 square kilometres in the world (yes, I googled the size!) Mostly for the hills and the coast, but there are plenty of gorgeous towns to explore and the food’s great too.
On the other hand, Venice is amazing, with huge amounts to see and do, and plenty of good food (though admittedly not the best in Italy). But it is overpriced and busy. (I can’t comment on the smell, I’m anosmic.)
But, yeah, it’s still amazing, so it would probably be a really good choice anyway. We’ve had two holidays combining Venice and the Dolomites, and they were two of the best holidays we’ve had; don’t avoid it just because it has become trendy to put it down!
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