Couples travel
Couples travel guides
Romantic ideas, quiet corners and the best areas for two.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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253 destination guides, grouped by region. Popular starting points: Paris, London, Rome and Barcelona.
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France · best April–June and September–October
Paris
World-class museums, café terraces and walkable riverside quarters
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United Kingdom · best May–June and September
London
Free national museums, royal landmarks, West End theatre and riverside walks
Italy · best April–May and September–October
Rome
Ancient ruins, Vatican art, Baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches
Spain · best May–June and September–October
Barcelona
Gaudí architecture, Gothic lanes, tapas bars and city beaches
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Netherlands · best April–June and September
Amsterdam
Canal rings, Golden Age art, brown cafés and a city made for bikes
Japan · best March–May and October–November
Tokyo
Neon districts, historic shrines, outstanding food and punctual trains
Europe
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Sunset on Pont des Arts | Le Marais |
| London | Sunset on Waterloo Bridge | Covent Garden and Soho |
| Rome | Sunset from the Janiculum Hill | Centro Storico |
| Barcelona | Sunset at Montjuïc | Barri Gòtic (Gothic Quarter) |
| Amsterdam | Evening canal cruise | Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) |
| Istanbul | Sunset at Salacak | Galata and Karaköy |
| Lisbon | Sunset at a miradouro | Alfama |
| Madrid | Sunset at the Temple of Debod | Barrio de las Letras |
| Prague | Charles Bridge at sunrise | Malá Strana |
| Vienna | Riesenrad at sunset | Wieden |
| Berlin | Sunset at the Reichstag dome | Prenzlauer Berg |
| Venice | Gondola at sunset | San Marco |
| Florence | Sunset at San Miniato | Duomo and Piazza della Signoria |
| Athens | Sunset at Cape Sounion | Plaka |
| Budapest | Evening Danube cruise | Belváros and Lipótváros (District V) |
| Dublin | Howth cliff walk at sunset | Grafton Street and St Stephen's Green |
| Edinburgh | Sunset on Calton Hill | Old Town |
| Copenhagen | Tivoli by night | Indre By |
| Reykjavík | Sky Lagoon at dusk | Skólavörðuholt |
| Seville | Sunset on Las Setas | Barrio Santa Cruz |
| Porto | Sunset at Jardim do Morro | Ribeira |
| Munich | Sunset at the Monopteros | Schwabing |
| Milan | Sunset on the Duomo roof | Brera |
| Naples | Sunset at Castel dell'Ovo | Chiaia |
| Nice | Sunset from Castle Hill | Vieux Nice (Old Town) |
| Dubrovnik | Sunset at a Buža bar | Old Town (Stari Grad) |
| Santorini | Caldera sunset cruise | Firostefani |
| Brussels | The Grand-Place at night | Grand-Place and Îlot Sacré |
| Bruges | Evening walk along the canals | Markt and Burg |
| Kraków | Carriage ride around the Main Square | Stradom |
| Warsaw | Chopin in Łazienki | Old Town and New Town |
| Stockholm | Sunset at Skinnarviksberget | Gamla Stan |
| Oslo | Sunset on the Opera House roof | Bjørvika and Sørenga |
| Helsinki | Sunset at Löyly | Kruununhaka |
| Tallinn | Sunset from Patkuli | Old Town (Lower Town) |
| Riga | Organ concert in the Dome | Old Riga |
| Vilnius | Sunset at the Hill of Three Crosses | Old Town |
| Zurich | Sunset on Lindenhof | Niederdorf |
| Geneva | Fondue on the jetty | Old Town (Vieille Ville) |
| Lucerne | Sunset from Gütsch | Old Town (Altstadt) |
| Interlaken | Sunset at Harder Kulm | Höheweg and the town centre |
| Salzburg | Concert at the fortress or Mirabell | Altstadt (left-bank old town) |
| Hamburg | Sunset on the Elbphilharmonie Plaza | HafenCity and Speicherstadt |
| Frankfurt | Sunset on the Eiserner Steg | Altstadt and Innenstadt |
| Cologne | Love lock on the Hohenzollern Bridge | Old Town (Martinsviertel) |
| Lyon | Sunset from Fourvière | Vieux Lyon |
| Bordeaux | Miroir d'Eau at blue hour | Saint-Pierre |
| Marseille | Sunset at the Vallon des Auffes | Vieux-Port |
| Valencia | Sunset boat on the Albufera | Ciutat Vella |
| Málaga | Sunset from Gibralfaro | El Limonar |
| Granada | Sunset at the Mirador de San Nicolás | Albaicín |
| Palma de Mallorca | Sunset on the Es Baluard ramparts | Old Town |
| Ibiza | Sunset facing Es Vedrà | Ibiza Town |
| Tenerife | Stargazing above the clouds | Los Gigantes and Puerto de Santiago |
| Bologna | Sunset at San Luca | Piazza Maggiore and the Quadrilatero |
| Verona | Opera under the stars | Piazza Bra and the Arena |
| Amalfi Coast | Terrace of Infinity | Positano |
| Cinque Terre | Sunset at Punta Bonfiglio | Vernazza |
| Palermo | Opera at the Teatro Massimo | Kalsa |
| Split | Sunset at Vidilica | Old Town (Diocletian's Palace) |
| Ljubljana | Castle at sunset | Old Town |
| Bratislava | Castle terrace at sunset | Old Town |
| Belgrade | Sunset at Kalemegdan | Stari Grad |
| Sofia | Alexander Nevsky at dusk | City Centre |
| Bucharest | Concert at the Athenaeum | Calea Victoriei and Revolution Square |
| Mykonos | Sunset in Little Venice | Mykonos Town (Chora) |
| Crete | Sunset at Chania's lighthouse | Chania Old Town |
| Rhodes | Sunset from Monte Smith | Rhodes Old Town |
| Antalya | Sunset in Karaalioğlu Park | Kaleiçi |
| Cappadocia | Sunrise balloon flight | Göreme |
| Bodrum | Sunset dinner in Gümüşlük | Gümüşlük |
| San Sebastián | Sunset from Monte Igueldo | Antiguo and Ondarreta |
| Lake Como | Sunset on the Passeggiata degli Innamorati | Bellagio |
| Sorrento | Sunset at the Villa Comunale | Centro storico and Piazza Tasso |
| Innsbruck | Sunset at Seegrube | Altstadt |
| Hallstatt | Sunrise on the lakeshore | Hallstatt Markt |
| Rotterdam | Sunset on the Wilhelminapier | Kop van Zuid and Wilhelminapier |
| The Hague | Sunset on Scheveningen beach | Hofkwartier and Noordeinde |
| Antwerp | Sunset from the MAS rooftop | Oude Stad |
| Bergen | Sunset from Fløyen | Bryggen and Vågen |
| Tromsø | Aurora from a remote cabin | Sentrum |
| Manchester | Castlefield at dusk | Ancoats |
| Liverpool | Sunset at the Pier Head | Waterfront and Royal Albert Dock |
| Bath | Rooftop pool at night | City Centre |
| York | Walls at sunset | Minster Quarter |
| Glasgow | Sunset at the Necropolis | Merchant City |
| Belfast | Snug for two at the Crown | Cathedral Quarter |
| Galway | Sunset from the Claddagh | Latin Quarter |
| Madeira | Sunrise on Pico do Arieiro | Funchal Old Town |
| Algarve | Sunset at Cape St Vincent | Lagos |
| Azores | Evening soak at Poça da Dona Beija | Furnas |
| Corfu | Sunset from the Kaiser's Throne | Corfu Town |
| Thessaloniki | Sunset at the Umbrellas | City Centre (Aristotelous Square) |
| Valletta | Sunset over Marsamxett | Upper Valletta |
| Kotor | Sunset from the walls | Old Town (Stari Grad) |
| Sarajevo | Sunset at the Yellow Fortress | Ferhadija and the Austro-Hungarian centre |
| Zagreb | Sunset on Strossmayer Promenade | Gornji Grad (Upper Town) |
| Hvar | Sunset at Fortica | Hvar Town |
| Strasbourg | Evening in Petite France | Grande Île |
| Cannes | Sunset from Le Suquet | La Croisette |
| Chamonix | First lift to the Aiguille du Midi | Les Praz |
Asia
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Sunset at Shibuya Sky | Ebisu and Naka-Meguro |
| Bangkok | Wat Arun at sunset | Rattanakosin (Old Town) |
| Singapore | Supertrees after dark | Marina Bay |
| Hong Kong | Lugard Road at dusk | Sheung Wan |
| Seoul | Namsan at night | Jongno and Insadong |
| Kyoto | Dawn in Higashiyama | Gion and Higashiyama |
| Osaka | Floating Garden at sunset | Kitahama and Nakanoshima |
| Bali | Sunset at Uluwatu | Seminyak |
| Phuket | Sunset at Promthep Cape | Kata and Karon |
| Hanoi | Sunset on West Lake | Hoàn Kiếm Lake |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Rooftop bar at sunset | District 1 (Đồng Khởi) |
| Kuala Lumpur | Rooftop drinks facing the towers | KLCC |
| Taipei | Sunset on Elephant Mountain | Xinyi |
| Tbilisi | Private sulphur bath | Old Tbilisi |
| Baku | Sunset at Highland Park | Old City (İçərişəhər) |
| Yerevan | Sunset from the Cascade | Northern Avenue and Opera |
| Maldives | Overwater villa sunset | North Malé Atoll |
| Goa | Sunset at Chapora Fort | Candolim and Sinquerim |
| Delhi | Sunset at Humayun's Tomb | Hauz Khas Village |
| Mumbai | Sunset on Marine Drive | Fort and Kala Ghoda |
| Jaipur | Sunset at Nahargarh | C-Scheme |
| Agra | Sunrise at the Taj | Taj East Gate Road |
| Kathmandu | Dusk kora at Boudhanath | Lazimpat |
| Colombo | Sundowner at the Galle Face Hotel | Cinnamon Gardens |
| Chiang Mai | Yi Peng and Loy Krathong | Nimmanhaemin |
| Krabi | Sunset on West Railay | Railay |
| Koh Samui | Pool villa stay | Lamai |
| Siem Reap | Sunrise at Srah Srang | Kandal Village |
| Phnom Penh | Sunset on the Mekong | Royal Palace and Street 240 |
| Luang Prabang | Sunset boat on the Mekong | Old Town centre |
| Da Nang | Sunrise swim at My Khe | Son Tra Peninsula |
| Hoi An | Float a lantern together | Ancient Town |
| Manila | Sunset on Manila Bay | Intramuros |
| Cebu | Sunset on Bounty Beach | Malapascua Island |
| Boracay | Paraw at sunset | Station 1 |
| Jakarta | Rooftop sunset in SCBD | Menteng and Cikini |
| Yogyakarta | Sunset at Ratu Boko | Kraton and Taman Sari |
| Shanghai | Bund rooftop at dusk | The Bund and People's Square |
| Beijing | Sunset from Jingshan Park | Shichahai and Houhai |
| Macau | Ruins of St. Paul's after dark | Senado Square and the Historic Centre |
| Busan | Gwangan Bridge by night | Gwangalli |
| Jeju | Sunrise from Seongsan Ilchulbong | Jungmun Resort |
| Sapporo | Night view from Mount Moiwa | Odori |
| Okinawa | Sunset at Cape Zanpa or Sunset Beach | Chatan |
| Hiroshima | Overnight on Miyajima | Peace Park and Hondori |
| Nara | Sunset at Nigatsu-do | Kintetsu Nara and Higashimuki |
| Fukuoka | Sunset at Futamigaura | Daimyo and Akasaka |
| Penang | Stay in a heritage hotel | George Town Heritage Zone |
| Langkawi | Sunset sail | Pantai Tengah |
| Ubud | Sunrise on the Campuhan Ridge | Penestanan |
| Ha Long Bay | Balcony cabin cruise | Lan Ha Bay |
| Palawan | Private boat in Bacuit Bay | Corong-Corong |
| Kerala | Private houseboat night | Alappuzha |
| Pokhara | Sunrise at Sarangkot | Damside |
| Almaty | Sunset at Kok Tobe | Golden Square |
| Samarkand | The Registan after dark | Registan and Old Town |
North America
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | Sunset at Top of the Rock | Chelsea and the Meatpacking District |
| Los Angeles | Sunset at Griffith Observatory | Santa Monica |
| San Francisco | Sunset at Battery Spencer | North Beach |
| Las Vegas | Fountain-view dinner | Center Strip |
| Miami | Sunset sail on Biscayne Bay | South Beach |
| Orlando | World Showcase evening | Downtown Orlando and Thornton Park |
| Chicago | Sunset architecture cruise | Gold Coast and Old Town |
| Washington, D.C. | Monuments by night | Georgetown |
| Boston | Beacon Hill by gaslight | Back Bay |
| New Orleans | Courtyard dinner in the French Quarter | French Quarter |
| Honolulu | Sunset sail off Waikīkī | Kahala |
| Toronto | Sunset from the islands | Old Town and St. Lawrence |
| Vancouver | Sunset at English Bay | West End |
| Montreal | Evening in Old Montreal | Old Montreal |
| San Diego | Sunset at Sunset Cliffs | Little Italy |
| Seattle | Sunset ferry to Bainbridge | Belltown |
| Portland | Japanese Garden in autumn | Pearl District |
| Austin | Sunset at Mount Bonnell | South Congress (SoCo) |
| Nashville | Songwriter night | The Gulch |
| Denver | Concert at Red Rocks | Downtown and Larimer Square |
| Philadelphia | Society Hill evening stroll | Old City |
| Atlanta | Sunset on Ponce City Market's roof | Midtown |
| San Antonio | Evening river cruise | Downtown and the River Walk |
| Dallas | Nasher garden afternoon | Uptown and Victory Park |
| Houston | Skyspace at sunset | The Heights |
| Phoenix | Sunrise balloon flight | Arcadia |
| Sedona | Sunset at Airport Mesa | Uptown Sedona |
| Charleston | Evening walk South of Broad | South of Broad |
| Savannah | Evening walk down Jones Street | South Historic District |
| Key West | Sunset sail on a schooner | Old Town and Duval Street |
| Maui | Haleakalā sunrise or sunset | Kapalua and Nāpili |
| Anchorage | Midnight-sun hike | Hillside and South Anchorage |
| Salt Lake City | Ensign Peak sunset | The Avenues |
| Quebec City | Evening on Dufferin Terrace | Old Québec – Upper Town |
| Calgary | Sunset on Nose Hill | Beltline and 17th Avenue |
| Banff | Sunrise at Moraine Lake | Spray Avenue and the Banff Springs |
Middle East
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Dhow dinner cruise | Dubai Marina |
| Abu Dhabi | Sunset at the Grand Mosque | Ras Al Akhdar and the Breakwater |
| Doha | Sunset at MIA Park | Souq Waqif and Old Doha |
| Tel Aviv | Sunset from Old Jaffa | Jaffa |
| Jerusalem | Sunset over the Old City | Mamilla and Jaffa Gate |
| Amman | Sunset at the Citadel | Jabal Amman and Rainbow Street |
| Muscat | Sunset on the Mutrah Corniche | Qurum and Shatti Al Qurum |
| Riyadh | Sunset dinner at Bujairi Terrace | Ad Diriyah |
| Jeddah | Sunset on the Corniche | Al Hamra and the Corniche |
| Petra | Petra by Night | Upper Wadi Musa |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Sunset on Jebel Jais | Al Hamra Village |
Oceania
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Sunset BridgeClimb | Circular Quay and The Rocks |
| Melbourne | Laneway bar hop | Southbank |
| Auckland | Sunset sail on the Waitematā | Ponsonby |
| Queenstown | Onsen hot tub at night | Fernhill and Sunshine Bay |
| Brisbane | Sunset CityCat | South Bank |
| Gold Coast | Sunrise walk at Burleigh | Broadbeach |
| Cairns | Sunset sail | Cairns North |
| Perth | Sunset at Cottesloe | Fremantle |
| Fiji | Adults-only island resort | Mamanuca Islands |
| Christchurch | Punting at sunset | Merivale |
| Wellington | Sunset at Mount Victoria | Thorndon |
Latin America & Caribbean
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Cancún | Sunset over the Nichupté Lagoon | Southern Hotel Zone |
| Mexico City | Rooftop drinks over the Zócalo | Roma Norte |
| Rio de Janeiro | Sunset at Arpoador | Ipanema |
| Buenos Aires | Tango class and milonga | Palermo Soho |
| San Juan | Sunset on Paseo de la Princesa | Old San Juan |
| Havana | Sunset on the Malecón | Habana Vieja (Old Havana) |
| Punta Cana | Sunset catamaran | Los Corales and El Cortecito |
| Nassau | Sunset sail | Cable Beach |
| Montego Bay | Martha Brae raft for two | Ironshore |
| Aruba | Sunset sail from Palm Beach | Eagle Beach |
| Barbados | Sunset catamaran | Holetown and the Platinum Coast |
| Cartagena | Sunset on the walls | El Centro |
| Medellín | Sunset at Pueblito Paisa | Provenza |
| Bogotá | Monserrate at sunset | La Macarena |
| Lima | Sunset at Parque del Amor | Barranco |
| Cusco | Sunrise at Machu Picchu | San Blas |
| Santiago | Sunset on Cerro Santa Lucía | Lastarria |
| Quito | Rooftop dinner in the Old Town | Centro Histórico |
| São Paulo | Sunset at Terraço Itália | Jardins |
| Montevideo | Sunset at Punta Carretas | Ciudad Vieja |
| Tulum | Sunrise at the ruins | Aldea Zamá |
| Playa del Carmen | Sunset drinks on a rooftop | Mamitas and Calle 28–38 |
| Puerto Vallarta | Sunset on the Malecón | Zona Romántica |
Africa
| Destination | Idea | Area for couples |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | Rooftop sunset | Medina (Jemaa el-Fnaa) |
| Cairo | Sunset felucca | Zamalek |
| Cape Town | Sunset picnic on Signal Hill | De Waterkant and Green Point |
| Fes | Riad rooftop sunset | Fes el-Bali |
| Casablanca | Sunset at the Hassan II Mosque | Ain Diab and the Corniche |
| Zanzibar | Sunset dhow cruise | Stone Town |
| Nairobi | Breakfast with giraffes | Karen |
| Johannesburg | Rooftop sundowner in Braamfontein | Rosebank |
| Mauritius | Sunset sail on the west coast | Le Morne peninsula |
| Luxor | Sunrise balloon flight | East Bank Corniche |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Private boat day | Sharks Bay |
| Hurghada | Private boat to Giftun | Sahl Hasheesh |
| Tangier | Sunset at Café Hafa | Medina |
| Victoria Falls | Private sunset cruise | Victoria Falls Hotel and the bridge |
| Seychelles | Sunset at Anse Source d'Argent | South Mahé |