Venice, Italy

Northeastern Italian city of Venice serves as the region of Veneto's administrative center. It is situated on a collection of 118 little islands that are connected by more than 400 bridges and divided by canals. The Venetian Lagoon, a shallow confined bay between the Po and Piave river mouths, is where the islands are located (more exactly between the Brenta and the Sile).

Venice is undoubtedly a major cliché, but so what? Hire a gondola in the wonderful city known as La Serenissima, and let the gondolier's song serve as the background music for your marriage proposal. Plan your proposal for the evening when you might find some of the iconic bridges briefly unoccupied and the lanes quiet if you want to avoid the tourist hordes.

Despite some difficulties (such as an excessive amount of visitors and issues brought on by pollution, tide peaks, and cruise ships sailing too close to buildings), Venice continues to be a very popular tourist destination, a significant cultural hub, and has consistently been rated as the most beautiful city in the world. According to The Times and The New York Times, it is one of Europe's most romantic cities and "unquestionably the most magnificent city ever built by man."

Location: northeastern Italy