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They are special moments, unforgettable trips, romantic getaways are. And now it’s time for them, since both spring and autumn are the seasons most propitious. In this type of hotel breaks, restaurants, places to visit, the preparation in advance … are aspects to care as much as the destination to choose, and depending on the tastes of each one there are many romantic cities to spend a few days memorable.

Romantic Tourism Where to go? Anywhere can be romantic, but before choosing the destination is important to ensure that the vacation spot of love like the two partners, otherwise, it could all end in failure. Of course, there are certain countries and cities where the word “romance” fits perfectly, are choices that are almost never fail.

At the front is, of course, Paris, the world’s most romantic city, with proposals as a unique and unforgettable boat ride on the Seine, a dinner in Montmartre, a visit to the Champs Elysees, the gardens of Versailles or the cobbled streets the Latin Quarter, not forgetting the well-known visit to Eiffel Tower.

Within walking distance is Venice, unique for its canals and ideal for walking over bridges, lost in its narrow streets, enjoying good company. The “podium” closes with the city of music and the waltz, stories and legends, its palaces, gardens and Empress Sissi: Vienna.

The romance does not end here. There are many more destinations, although anyone, although unknown, may become attractive as a trip to a village or small town in Spain, visiting Florence, Italy, Loire Valley, France, beaches in the Caribbean or Bali, New York , take a cruise through the fjords of Norway, to experience Prague, Budapest, Czech Republic or Hungary respectively.

Days ago the Tourism Association of Ski and Mountain ASTUDEM opened the game for the new 2011-2012 season and invited both fans and experts in winter sports enthusiasts to beginners, to accompany them in the more than thirty its member stations.

While the economic situation in the region has not been the best in the past year, efforts to improve facilities and tracks have been very important and this is expected to reflect overcoming the visit of more than 5.5 million skiers came from all over the country, the continent and the world last season.

No doubt the figures speak for themselves of the importance of this sector of tourism in the country and global investments totaled more than 25 million of the common currency in total last year was only in tourism, a GDP of nearly 900 million with almost 60 000 jobs between direct and indirect.

For alpine skiing, the most practiced, the current to travel miles are over a thousand in about the same number of tracks representing a significant increase over the previous year, as well as ski infrastructure, facilities in general and accommodation.

Castilla and Leon returns to the region’s most prominent again in the category of rural tourism in our country. So say the statistics of the INE, where there have been over the last month a total of 109,000 overnight stays in such.

Most tourists who come to the autonomous region to stay in lodgings are Spanish. National visitors who do this type of tourism in the Castilian- Leonese provinces have added a total of 99,000 people, which means 11.5% more than the same month last year.

The number of foreign visitors has also noticed an increase, even greater than domestic travelers, it has risen by 16.8 %.

These results even though the occupancy rate stood 1.5 percentage points below the Spanish average and the average (from 1.93 days ) is also situated below the national data (2.41 days).

Avila stood at the podium of rural tourism, ranking third among the provinces of our country. Segovia below are sixth, eighth in León, Soria in the ninth, eleventh place in Burgos, and finally, in fifteenth place Zamora.