# The most romantic destinations

> The most romantic destinations to visit: Venice, Kyoto, Hoi An, Prague, San Sebastián. Travel guide and fine art photography prints for each.

- Source: https://clevertourists.com/guides/collection-most-romantic-destinations
- Authors: Evan & Clara, Clever Tourists (first-hand, from a 526-day trip across 20 countries)
- Published: 2025-06-12

Some places are built for lingering after dark. These made the short list.

## Places

### Venice, Italy

Venice is built across more than a hundred small islands in a shallow lagoon, with canals serving as streets and boats in place of cars. The historic center fans out from St. Mark's Square along the great S-curve of the Grand Canal, crossed by the marble Rialto Bridge.

### Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto was Japan's imperial capital for more than a millennium and preserves an exceptional density of temples, shrines, wooden townhouses and traditional gardens. Many of its sites are UNESCO World Heritage listed, and entire districts retain a historic streetscape.

### Hoi An, Vietnam

A preserved trading port glowing with silk lanterns along a riverside old town.

### Prague, Czech Republic

The capital of Czechia, Prague sits on the Vltava River and is renowned for one of Europe's largest and best-preserved historic centers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture.

### San Sebastián, Spain

Known in Basque as Donostia, San Sebastián is an elegant coastal city built around the near-perfect arc of La Concha bay. It is famous for its belle-époque architecture, its beaches and one of the highest concentrations of acclaimed restaurants in the world.