Proposals

The spots that work, why sunrise beats sunset in Venice, and how a photographer stays invisible in a city with no cars.

Milan has a reputation as a business city — and four proposal spots that prove the opposite. When the Galleria is empty, what the cathedral terraces do, and why the Navigli win in the evening.

The southern shore is Mediterranean, the northern one alpine — and the quiet bays lie in between. Where a proposal at Lake Garda stays undisturbed, and how the photographer turns invisible.

Lake Como is Italy's most elegant place to propose — if you catch it at the right hour. Varenna, Bellagio, Villa del Balbianello and the mirror water of the morning.

The practical side of a surprise proposal in Italy: where the photographer hides, how long the walk should be, and six spots that hold up from Ravello to Val d'Orcia

Public panorama or private corner — the first decision that shapes a Rome proposal, and the timing that keeps the surprise intact.