Just for two

Getting away, just the two of you, can take many forms. It can be as lively as a weekend in Paris, as wild as a remote rural bolthole, or as quiet as a cosy pub fireside.

Here are some great ways to reconnect with the special person in your life.

Just for two is one of the ten themes in our 100 Holidays series. Explore them all here.

If Maison Palissy in the Dordogne, with the sun warming its ancient stone walls and flower-filled suntraps, doesn’t spark the romantic fires, then take a look through the rest of our romantic breaks collection. One of them definitely will.

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If all you need for a romantic break is your loved one and a place to get steamy, then come and enjoy the hot tub and wooded bliss of Callie Bothy, or explore any of our hot tub breaks for two.

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The simplicity of life in the leafy surroundings of Domaine de Pragelier let you focus on what really matters, each other. It’s almost as if the gîte, as a whole concept, was designed for the perfect romantic break.

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Go for a classic, like Hotel Rural Can Lluc with the billowing, curtained day beds by the pool, or explore everything from Italian bio hotels to quiet cottages in the woods of northern France, with our honeymoon collection.

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Children are bursts of sunshine and merry chaos. Sometimes. Now and again you want to go somewhere like Borgo di Carpiano in Perugia, or our other places where children can’t stay and you can enjoy a languid break in genuine peace.

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From the Malaga Hills you can hike the mountains, take art walks and yoga classes, even ski and sunbathe on the same day. Or, like at all our secret sanctuaries, you can simply immerse yourself in peace and calm.

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Spending a weekend in the pub might not mean what it used to, but romantic nights, like sundowners on The Feathered Nest’s terrace, or stays at any of our cosy pubs, will be just as memorable and much more rememberable.

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Hiking the coast from St Ives to The Gurnard’s Head gives plenty of time to think. Share your musings with each other in their homely bar, or at any of our favourite pubs for capping a lovely walk.

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Days exploring the galleries on Rua Miguel Bombarda, then back home for an afternoon dip before dinner with views of the city. This is life at Porto’s Torel Avantgarde, but all our city break places give you the same fabulous feeling.

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From Hôtel Eiffel Trocadéro you can hit the hotspots or follow knowledgeable host Xavier’s tips to Paris’ hidden secrets. We chose a little of both and put together our tips on spending two days in the city of love.

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