People say that Paris in spring time is for lovers. Well, that may be the case, but in my mind Italy is the place where you go when your love is wishing to express itself all year round and in any season with the partner you love.

Rome is the ideal setting for couples who are wishing to enjoy the radiance of a city that is packed with interesting sights to see, beautiful food to awaken the senses and the sound of Italians enjoying life.

Ancient moments and wondrous churches lead you past street cafes and Italian Piazza’s where the invite to break now and again for a gelato or a Cappuccino is irresistible. All is set against the back drop of a blue sky with bright sunshine that filters though through the roof tops. It is no wonder the love that was once ignited in those early days of romance is re-kindled and brought back to life once more.

At the Trevi fountain, you throw three coins in the fountain and wish again. The cobbled lanes lead you from there to the Spanish steps, taking you up in the heat, like a stairway to heaven.

When you wander through arches of the Colosseum, you imagine with your partner what life must have been like two thousand years ago, and together you find that you are time travelling back into the days of the Roman Empire. He begins to feel the energy of that period in time, a Gladiator, and she, a Roman maiden.

Is it any surprise that in the middle afternoon, as the heat intensifies and the shutters come up one by one on the shops, you think about an afternoon nap. A time to return to your hotel and enjoy the breeze from an open window, amid the shade and cool of your room.

Awakened as the sun begins to fall upon the city of another era, you hear the church bells ring in many directions, and you are brought back to your senses with just one decision to make, where shall we eat this evening? Maybe in the Agata e Romeo

Rome ~ a city for couples who enjoy and love life.

**This short Travel Story was submitted as part of the Holiday Travel Writing Competition. All short-listed entries such as this one are published in our online Travel Guide**

Story written by Georgina Kay Willcocks | Since 2006 Holiday Velvet offers Rome apartment rentals.