France

Book reference: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
If your significant other is a stylish thing with a penchant for a bit of luxury then they might appreciate Fitzgerald's own French stamping ground, and setting of Tender is the Night: the French Riviera. This sunny stretch of azure waters lined with pretty resorts catering best to those with well stuffed pockets, has long been thought of as the perfect place to whisk someone away to if your intentions were romantic. Champagne, chocolates and Cannes may be an old ploy, but still important. And it's a good place to visit in winter, or so say the characters in Tender is the Night— and they should know, they're at the forefront of fashionable living. But it's hard to top the freedom of a road trip along this sun-kissed but well manicured stretch of coast; just getting into a car with your lover anywhere between Nice and Monte Carlo and driving until you see the perfect restaurant or hotel to meet your needs. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. Our inner lives are eternal, which is to say that our spirits remain as youthful and vigorous as when we were in full bloom. Think of love as a state of grace, not the means to anything, but the alpha and omega—an end in itself.