Romantic Ideas
The most romantic dinners we've had in Greece
A windmill, lanterns over Fira and the Acropolis from a rooftop.
Date ideas, made for two
The dinners, boat days, rooftops and little moments from our trips that felt the most romantic. Tap any card for the full story.
Romantic guides
Our favourite romantic ideas, gathered into one place.
Sunset and candlelit dinners
Tables where the view, the light and the mood all lined up.
Firostefani, Santorini
Dinner inside a windmill
Mylos sits in a historic windmill on the caldera, its sails lit up after dark.
Fira, Santorini
Lanterns over the caldera
A candlelit terrace at Barolo as the sky goes gold, pink, then deep blue.
Athens
The Acropolis from your table
Our 10/10 dinner at Taratsa, cooked over fire, facing the Parthenon at sunset.
Camp de Mar, Mallorca
Dinner on a tiny island
Cross a wooden footbridge to Restaurant Illeta and eat paella with the sea all around.
El Born, Barcelona
A candlelit last dinner
Carmina: a 19th-century house, a canopy of flowers and a checkerboard floor.
Naoussa, Paros
The napkin-throwing night
A late table at Axinos, until the whole room is twirling white napkins.
Days on the water
Small boats, quiet coves and a glass of something cold at the bow.
Paros & Antiparos
A private boat day
Our best day in Greece: lagoons, sea caves and homemade wine with Captain Theo.
Palma, Mallorca
A midday sail with cava
Toasting at the bow as the coast slid by, with a swim stop in a quiet cove.
Naoussa, Paros
A water taxi to a swim
A few euros across the bay to Kolymbithres and its sculpted granite boulders.
Cala Llamp, Mallorca
A beach club day above the sea
Gran Folies: "the best beach club we have been to in Europe."
Oia, Santorini
Lunch by the water at Amoudi Bay
Seafood at Sunset Ammoudi, then a long sit on the pink bench by the sea.
Rooftops and cocktails
Golden hour, a view and something beautiful in a glass.
Athens
The flower swings at Attic
Swings wrapped in yellow blooms, facing the Acropolis across Plaka.
Eixample, Barcelona
Sangria facing the Sagrada Família
Our first drink in Spain, on the Sercotel Rosellón roof with Gaudí's spires behind.
Eixample, Barcelona
Cocktails in a secret garden
A leafy terrace and a menu of "Secret Cocktails" out of Alice in Wonderland.
Monastiraki, Athens
Sunset at MS Roof Garden
An easy rooftop drink above Monastiraki, with the Acropolis filling the view.
Unforgettable experiences
The moments we still talk about.
Fira, Santorini
An open-air cinema under the stars
Mamma Mia at Volkan Cinema on the caldera: the highlight of our whole trip.
Athens
The Acropolis with the myths
We booked a small-group mythology tour at opening, and the stones came alive.
Barcelona
Inside the Sagrada Família
Stone columns like trees and stained-glass light, seen with a guide.
Sóller, Mallorca
The old Sóller tram
Rattling between orange groves, Sóller town and the beach since 1913.
Barcelona
A rowboat, then the Gothic Quarter
A free afternoon in Ciutadella Park, then stone lanes towards the cathedral.
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Coming soon to Romantic Ideas
New romantic guides we're writing next.
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Romantic boat days in the Mediterranean
Private and small-group days on the water in Paros, Antiparos and Mallorca, and how to pick the right boat for two.
- Coming soon
Athens rooftops for two
Where to watch the Parthenon light up, from a 10/10 dinner to the flower swings.
- Coming soon
Why we book boutique hotels as a couple
Personal service, beautiful design and the small touches big chains don't do.
- Coming soon
Small-group tours worth booking as a couple
The guided mornings that made our trips, and how to choose a tour that still feels intimate.
- Coming soon
Date nights under the stars
Open-air cinema, candlelit terraces and late tables, from the caldera to El Born.
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Plan your own escape for two
Our step-by-step guide, from choosing the place to the last dinner, with a printable checklist.
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