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Romantic is certainly a subjective term.

If theres one thing even the most mismatched lovers can agree on, we say its Italy.

Im happy to share that the sparks are still there, and Italy is just as romantic as ever.

Landscape view from Lake Como

Buildings on the coast of Lake Como, Italy.Credit:Amanda Blackard/Travel + Leisure

Yes, its crowded and often chaotic.

But dont sleep on this beautiful, historic, and slightly mysterious Umbrian hill town.

Assisis grid of narrow streets, vaulted alleys, and stone stairways largely follows the towns Roman origins.

A couple holding hands in Rome.

Via Margutta in Rome, Italy.Gautier Houba/Travel + Leisure

StylishNun Assisi Relaisoccupies a 13th-century monastery and has a spa built into its first-century Roman foundations.

The bright, simple rooms atHotel Saracenopractically hang over the sea below.

Ortisei

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Heres another secret Ill share though I suppose itsnotthat much of a secret.

A couple in a public plaza in Venice.

St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy.Daniel Gorostieta/Travel + Leisure

Its car-free center is entirely walkable and filled with cozy shops, eateries, and pastel-painted churches.

Despite being right in the heart of town,Adler Spa Resort Dolomitioffers privacy and lots of outdoor space.

And as I recently found when visiting the town ofBellagioandGrand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, it really isthatbeautiful here.

Beautiful flower filled street in the medieval old town of Assisi, Umbria, Italy

Empty street in Assisi, Italy.jenifoto/Getty Images

They were shot inMatera, in the southern region of Basilicata.

Housed in a former convent, luxeVilla Paolahas tranquil gardens and its own beach club.

Severalsmall hamletshave been renovated into luxury hotels, withRosewood Castiglion del Boscoamong T+L readers all-time favorites.

At the Roman amphitheater in Piazza Sant’Oronzo in Lecce Apulia Italy

Piazza Sant’Oronzo in Lecce, Italy,.Siegfried Schnepf/Getty Images

A short distance from Amalfi,Hotel Santa Caterinais lemon-tinged, majolica-tiled perfection.

view of Cala delle Cannelle beach along the east coast of Isola del Giglio, Parco dell’Arcipelago Toscano, Park of the Tuscan Archipelago

Cala delle Cannele beach in Isola del Giglio, Italy.Guido Cozzi/Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images

A woman was walking on the hiking trail at the Seceda summit in Ortisei, Dolomiti, Italy.

Hiking path through Ortisei, Italy.Max shen/Getty Images

Cityscape of Matera

Matera, Italy.Michela Sieman/Travel + Leisure

Italy, Calabria region, Vibo Valentia province, Tropea.

Plaza in Tropea, Italy.Francesco Vaninetti Photo/Getty Images

Landscape in Tuscany

A villa with green pastures in Val d’Orcia, Italy.Lauren Breedlove/Travel + Leisure

A woman on a boat

Boat off the Amalfi Coast.Don Eim/Travel + Leisure