Most Romantic Cities For Valentine’s Day
New research has revealed which capital cities in Europe are the most romantic as the run-up to Valentine’s Day approaches by analysing Trip Advisor for the number of romantic restaurants and hotels in each city.
The European-based yacht charter group Catamaran Charter Croatia looked at each capital city in Europe and analysed Tripadvisor data on the number of romantic restaurants and hotels per million people in each city.
Lisbon Is Number One Among Romantic Cities
It’s the most romantic capital city in Europe to visit on Valentine’s Day. There are 588 romantic restaurants in the city which means there are 1,077 restaurants per million people. That brings 152 romantic hotels resulting in 278 hotels per million people.
Monaco is Europe’s second most romantic capital city to visit on Valentine’s Day. There are 54 romantic restaurants and six romantic hotels. The city has the second-smallest area in the rankings. Monaco spans only 2.1 square kilometres. It has a population of just over 36,686. Per million people, there are 1,472 romantic restaurants and 164 hotels.
Paris, France, comes in strong as the third most romantic city. With a population of 2,139,907 people, Paris has 1,387 romantic restaurants and 542 romantic hotels. This equates to 648 restaurants and 253 hotels per million people. The city stretches over 105 square kilometres.
In fourth place is San Marino. A population of 33,660 has 18 romantic restaurants and 14 romantic hotels across 61.2 square kilometres, meaning there are 535 restaurants and 416 hotels per million people.
Rome has 1,291 romantic restaurants along with 1,371 romantic hotels in total across an area of 1,285 square kilometres. That results in 467 romantic restaurants and 496 romantic hotels per million people, putting Rome in fifth place.
Sixth place goes to Andorra la Vella, Andorra, which has a population of 22,886. The city is home to 23 romantic restaurants and three romantic hotels. Currently, there are 1,005 restaurants and 131 hotels per million people.
Amsterdam, Netherlands, takes seventh place. With a population of 905,234 people, Amsterdam stretches across 219 square kilometres in area. There are 486 romantic restaurants in the city and 155 romantic hotels. That means there are 537 restaurants and 171 hotels per million people, securing seventh place.
In eighth place is Athens, Greece. Athens has 367 romantic restaurants and 63 romantic hotels across its area of 39 square kilometres. The population of Athens sits at 637,798, meaning that there are 575 restaurants and 99 hotels per million people in the city.
Prague, Czechia, ranks ninth in the rankings, spreading across 496 square kilometres. The city’s population sits at 1,352,374 people, and with 399 romantic restaurants and 246 romantic hotels in the city, there are 295 restaurants and 182 hotels per million people.
In tenth place is Reykjavik, Iceland, which has a population of 135,688 people meaning there are 420 restaurants and 182 hotels per million people. Reykjavik is spread across 273 square kilometres, and there are 57 romantic restaurants and 125 romantic hotels, placing the city in tenth position.
London in the United Kingdom, has the highest number of romantic restaurants overall. Rome, Italy, has the highest number of romantic hotels in the rankings.
Paris, France, has the highest number of Michelin-star restaurants coming in with 88 in total across the capital city, nine of which have been awarded three stars.
Rome, Italy, has the highest number of romantic hotels, which are rated four plus stars, currently sitting at 650 across the city.
