1. Bermuda

Tickets to a show by R&B legend Chuck Jackson, VIP seating at a performance of Grammy award winner Babyface and a mixed golf tournament at the Port Royal Golf Course (host to the PGA Grand Slam) are yours when you sign up for Bermuda’s International Love Festival from February 12 to 14, staying the Fairmont Hamilton resort with afternoon teas and cocktail canapes to share.

THE DEAL: The three night festival with all VIP with brekky, afternoon tea and all tickets for all festival events costs ￡979 for two people (￡489.50pp). Flights with BA to Bermuda from Gatwick including taxes start from ￡411pp if you book by February 9.

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2. Le Romantica, Honfleur

Says what it does on the box, a truly romantic little hideaway hotel near the equally picture postcard town of Honfleur in northern France. The sort of place where Parisians come for a naughty weekend. Bedrooms have balconies overlooking the bay of the Seine estuary and there’s an indoor pool for splashing about. Share a seafood platter a deux at a fish restaurant beside the harbour where Monet used to set up his easel. Or dress up in your finest for an evening at the casino in nearby Deauville, the north’s answer to Monte Carlo.

THE DEAL: A short break for Valentines with two nights’ B&B and a third night free costs ￡256.99 for two people. Price includes Channel crossings.

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3. Hyatt Regency, Paris

You’re only a few steps from Printemp’s jewellery counter if you fancy popping the question during a Valentine’s tryst to the Hyatt Regency Paris – Madeleine. The boutique hotel is along the pretty Boulevard Malesherbes. Toast your romance with a glass of Champagne in the classically Parisienne Café M when you book the hotel’s Amour package that gives you bubbly, full brekky (none of that wimpy Continental stuff – you’ll need your energy) and a late checkout. The rest is up to you: if you can drag yourself away from the hotel, take your sweetheart for a boat ride on the Seine, ride the finicular to Montmartre and canoodle in Luxembourg Gardens.

WAKE UP CALL: A room at the Hyatt Regency Paris – Madeleine on Valentine’s Day with the Amour package costs ￡163pp. Go to www.sundaymirror.co.uk/travel/top10 Travel to Paris on Eurostar from ￡59 return, go to www.eurostar.com

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4. Bruges

Sip a Belgian beer (strawberry flavoured for the girls) and watch the world go by from a table on Bruges’ Grote Markt square. Flag down a horse drawn carriage for a romantic clip clop through the streets of this UN World Heritage city, stopping off at chocolate shops along the medieval Steenstraat. Then wander along to the Rozenhoedkaai to board a boat to chug along the canals called grachten (don’t forget to duck when you pass beneath the low bridges) or take a romantic paddlesteamer trip half an hour away to the town of Damme.

THE DEAL: Three nights’ B&B at the Novotel Bruges Centrum in Bruges from February 13 costs ￡195pp through Cresta. Includes Eurostar fares with free upgrades to First Leisure Select.

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5. Prague

Forget Waterloo sunsets. The Charles Bridge in Prague is the place to be if you want a romantic sunset. Musicians seranade as the sun dips behind Prague Castle. Then spoil yourself with dinner at the authentic art deco Triton Restaurant on Wenceslas Square or the Palfy Palace restaurant in one of the city’s Baroque palaces. Go for a cruise on the river – an afternoon cruise with wine and cake for two hours cost about ￡13.20pp (for both restaurants look at www.pragueexperience.com). Stay at the five star Hotel Amarilis, a traditional hotel tucked away in the backstreets near Wenceslas Square.

THE DEAL: easyJet flies to Prague from airports across the UK. Prices start from ￡36.99 one-way, go to www.easyjet.com A double room at the Hotel Amarilis is priced from ￡29.

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6. Tallinn

The Estonian capital has been a spa resort since the early 1800s so book yourself in for his and hers hot stone massages or naughty chocolate body wraps at the Amrita Spa & Wellness centre (www.amritaspa.com). Then undo all the good work with a glass of something sparkling at a cafe overlooking the Town Hall Square. Medieval Tallin is pretty at any time of year but particularly romantic in winter when snow covers the gabled rooftops. Stay at the four star St.Olav, a renovated 15th Century building in the Old Town.

THE DEAL: easyJet flies to Tallinn from airports across the UK from ￡33.99 one-way including taxes. A double room at the St.Olav hotel costs ￡48 (￡24pp) per night.

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7. Vienna

Go for afternoon tea at the classic Cafe Sacher and share a large slice of Sacher Torte, Vienna’s most famous and naughtiest dark chocolate cake (www.sacher.com). Then work off the calories by strolling arm in arm around the grounds of the Belvedere palaces as the first buds of spring begin to appear. Ride the giant ferris wheel in the Prater park made famous in The Third Man and see the most elegant horses in the world being put through their paces at the Spanish Riding School.

THE DEAL: Travel to Vienna by train, a romantic way to see the Continent at competitive prices (www.raileurope.co.uk).

Stay at the Hotel Sacher Wien, founded by the son of the cake baker. A double room for Valentines costs ￡260 (￡130pp).

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8. Taj Mahal, India

See the greatest monument to love of them all on a holiday in India. Go all misty eyed as you approach the Taj Mahal, the Emperor Shah Jahan’s memorial to his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj, located in the town of Agra, is one of the stops on a nine-day Classic Rajasthan holiday where you spend nights in hotels and guesthouses and the days exploring this ancient and beautiful area of Asia including Jaipur and the little-visited village of Nimaj, which lies on the edge of the Thar Desert. You’ll also get the chance to revel in the temples and palaces of Udaipur before heading back to Delhi. The trip includes a night spent in a hotel converted from a historic Indian palace.

THE DEAL: Book through the Imaginative Traveller. The holiday costs ￡1,160pp excluding flights which are bookable from ￡414pp.

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9. Ireland

Lovey dovey cupcakes in your bedroom, a love cocktail and Valentine’s Menu in the Oak Restaurant is yours when you spend Valentines at the Slieve Donard Resort and Spa in Co. Down. And proving that you can have a love in a financially cold climate, the dinner B&B break costs just ￡65pp. The resort is within a 100 year old railway hotel within large gardens.

THE DEAL: Valid from February 12 to 14. Check out this and other Valentine’s breaks across the Irish Sea.

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10. The Draycott, London

A dozen red roses, rosé Champagne and strawberries dipped in chocolate make a Valentine’s stay at The Draycott Hotel in Chelsea a tryst for two to remember. Oh, and they’ll thrown in one of their Draycott teddies if you want to make it a threesome. This romantic hotel backs on to a private leafy square within a few minutes’ stroll of the Kings Road. Whenever you stay here, you are offered free afternoon tea, a glass of bubbly at 6pm and hot chocolate before beddie-byes. You can arrange to have a three course candlit dinner served in your room.

THE DEAL: The Valentine’s package costs ￡217.50pp.

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