If you’re planning on whisking a loved one away this Valentine’s Day (February 14), Italy is the place to go according a new poll.

The survey, conducted by Skyscanner, revealed that a full third of the 1000 respondents questioned believed Italy was the world’s most romantic destination.

France, the more traditional getaway for the world’s romantics, took second place with 19 percent of the votes and the Caribbean took third place with nine percent.

Next week see the opening of the Shangri-La Paris, adding 81 guest rooms with 27 suites to the center of the French capital.

Boasting a private suite that used to be the home of Napoleon’s grand-nephew Prince Roland, it is set to be a high-profile addition to Paris’ luxury hotel scene.

The building, which offers breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower, will also hold French Cantonese and fusion restaurants and a “Napoleonic post-Egyptian” themed bar.

The Eiffel Tower will become a “giant Chistmas tree” as Paris rings in the New Year with a spectacular light and music show, city officials said Wednesday.

The “unique and magical” display will round off a year which saw the tower, one of the world’s most visited sites, mark its 120th birthday and usher in a new decade.

The fete begins at 11:30 pm with the 12-minute display that has been shown every night since October to mark the anniversary, using state-of-the-art LED spotlights.

The Eiffel Tower is the world’s favorite landmark, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.

The iconic Parisian structure was named the greatest structure by 16 percent of travelers surveyed, well ahead of its nearest rivals, St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Rome and India’s Taj Mahal.

The Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty in the US came fourth, fifth and sixth place, each with seven percent of the vote.

A piece of a staircase from the Eiffel Tower sold at auction for 85,000 euros (124,000 dollars) in Paris on Monday.

The 7.8-metre chunk of the tower’s spiral staircase, containing 40 steps, was part of a larger piece removed from the tower in 1983.

It was bought on Monday by an ironworker from the town of Troyes, east of Paris, during a sale of Paris-themed souvenirs at the Drouot auction house.

Located just a short walk from the Trocadero and opposite the Eiffel Tower, the Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel is Paris’s newest luxury boutique hotel.

Conceived by the famous designer Francois Champsaur, the 48-key boutique hotel features ten suites, five with unrestricted Eiffel Tower views.

The signature Eiffel Suite is a 430-square-foot one-bedroom suite located on the sixth floor.