Where to go in February

AT Calendar February - GOING TO ITALY Most people are convinced that the best time for the holidays - the hot summer months. But this is only a stereotype, a good rest at any time of year, you only need to know where to go. And so, it would seem inappropriate for a holiday month since February, can give you lots of pleasant surprises. Indeed, in February you can feel the atmosphere of celebration and fun at the famous Venetian carnival, go to Milan, where at this time is the famous Fashion Week, finally, to spend Valentine's Day in the most romantic place on earth - in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet. Venice Venice is not similar to any other place in the world. And no matter how many photos and reproductions of Venice you have seen in my life, the first walk in this wonderful city with its ancient alleyways and picturesque narrow bridges, a labyrinth of countless canals and elegant palaces of the Venetian aristocracy to become one of your most vivid impressions. Venice, Grand Canal, Venice is on a whole archipelago of 117 islands scattered across the Venice lagoon in the north Adriatic Sea. At one time, an unusual and highly advantageous location has played a crucial role in the development of the city and the establishment of trade, and today is one of the most striking features of Venice, its main "zest". At the Palace of Doges City permeates many channels, most of which is the Grand Canal. Meanders and loops, it goes through the whole Venice from the railway station to the district of San Marco and divides the city into six main blocks (the Venetians call them sestieri) - Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce, Cannaregio, Castello and, in fact, San Marco. And the highlight of which is the most interesting and popular is not possible, there simply is not boring and trivial "bedroom communities. In Venice, every street - is an animated story, every area - a work of art. Saint Mark's Square feeding the pigeons in St. Mark's Square, admire the magnificent Doge's Palace, leisurely stroll along the Bridge of Sighs and necessarily take part in a stunning in its scope and grandeur of the show - the Venice carnival. Carnival in Venice - is always spectacular show carnival tradition has its origins as far back as the twelfth century, but the themes of carnival every year is different. Each February, the city flooded the crowd of musicians, acrobats, clowns, magicians in the mysterious masked and the most incredible costumes throughout are colorful pageants and costume balls. Verona Well, who knows Verona, a city famous by Shakespeare in his famous story of Romeo and Juliet! It is with a light hand English classic Verona became the most romantic place on earth. And where, not in Verona, according to the rules mentioned Valentine's Day, February 14? Verona bird's-eye Here comes alive fairy tale about love. And even someone who does not feel overly sentimental, will be happy with my own eyes to look at the house of Juliet Capulet in the street Capello, to stand under her balcony, which was held on that same date, and touch the statues, polished to a shine with thousands of hands, because according to tradition, such ritual promises success in all affairs of the heart. Included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Verona - one of the most picturesque and interesting places of the peninsula. There are countless wonderful places and unique architecture. This is an ancient stone bridge, the Ponte Pietra, one of the oldest in Italy, and the dilapidated but still functioning Roman Arena di Verona, which is second in size only famous Coliseum, and the monument to the great Dante Alighieri in Piazza della senor. The monument to Dante in the Piazza della Senior Unfortunately, many outstanding examples of ancient architecture and ancient Roman buildings at one time had been destroyed by an earthquake, and the traces of this still somewhere visible, such as on the walls of the ancient parish of San Giovanni in Valle. But this did not spoil the Verona, but rather, makes it even more charm and mystery. Milan Milan - the capital of haute couture and haute cuisine, the city of the world's best shopping and the world of opera, glossy skyscrapers, spacious squares, the richest museums and famous art galleries. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan Milan is ambiguous. On the one hand, it's financial and commercial center of Italy, on the other - a real treasure of world culture. Here you can wander through the largest shopping mall - the Galleria Vittorio Emanuel, enjoy the masterpieces of classical music's most famous opera houses - La Scala, to admire the majestic and pompous Duomo, outside the four largest Gothic cathedrals in the world, to see the amazing "Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The famous opera house La Scala, Milan And a well-deserved reputation as the most stylish cities in the world, a world center of high fashion. Walking through the "trendy", signed between the Via Monte Napoleone, Via Manzoni, Via della Spiga and Corso Venezia, you can see almost all the world's fashion brands Gucci and Valentino to Prada and Armani. Fashionable Prada store in the Galleria Vittorio Emmanuel A on Fashion Week, which takes place right in the middle of February in Milan come all, without exception, designer of world renown, leading top-models and numerous celebrities. And although the main impressions you can get only an invitation, in Milan carried out a lot of side events, not less interesting and exciting, also available to mere mortals. But Milan have another religion, but fashion - that's football. Here are the two most famous football club in Italy - Inter Milan and AC Milan. And how can you give pleasure to look at the sporting battles on the famous soccer stadium of San Siro, where literally the whole town is going crazy in the ocean fan passions? See also: How to rest in January as the rest in February, how to rest in March as the rest of April as a break in May as a rest break in June as in July, how to relax in August as the rest of September as a break in October as the rest in November as the rest December