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For those who’d like to express love on Valentine’s Day with romance poems in Italian, here a few phrases ready to use. You could find it handy in this Valentinian week. You can download the poems and add it to your mp3 player and so impress your lover.

- A kiss is the sweet prize long sought for = Il bacio è un dolce trovarsi dopo essersi a lungo cercati.
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- Love is sudden revelation, a kiss is a always a discovery = Amore è rivelazione improvvisa, il bacio è sempre una scoperta.
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- Love is like a butterfly, hold it too tight it will crash, hold it too loose it will fly away = L’amore è come una farfalla: se la stringi troppo muore; troppo poco e vola via.
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- When I saw you, I fell in love and you smiled because you knew = Come ti vidi mi innamorai e tu sorridi perchè lo sai.
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- Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases. = Un bacio è come bere acqua salata: bevi e la tua sete aumenterà.
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The hill town of Perugia, in Umbria (region including well-known medieval hill town such as Assisi, Orvieto, Gubbio, Spoleto), is the one of favorite destination for ‘romance’ day trips from Rome or Florence.

Why does Perugia provide inspiration for ‘romance trips’? Perugia is home town of the famed “romance chocolate” Bacio Perugina, a bitter-sweet chocolate and hazelnut blend (”bacio” means “kiss” in Italian, the plural “baci”=”kisses”).
Each of Baci comes wrapped in a poetic love note in four languages describing the course of love—a true gesture of romance. (Listen an example by visting this
Valentine phrases page).

This week, Perugia celebrates also its Baci, with Eurochocolate, major chocolate week-long festival (from October 13 through 21). That means a week of exhibits, tastings and chocolate-themed attractions.

Travel Brief

- Getting there -
- By plane: Rome airports 200/220 km away from Perugia. From Perugia (S.Egidio airport), just flights to Milan and London Stansted (service operated by low cost carrier Ryanair).
- By train: a couple of hours from Rome and Florence, (see schedule).

- Umbria interactive map
- Where to stay -
Browse accommodation in Umbria.

More Valentine phrases by Matteo and Francesca. Perfect for Valentine’s day but…also for any other occasion.

- Love is like a butterfly, hold it too tight it will crash, hold it too loose it will fly away = L’amore è come una farfalla: se la stringi troppo muore; troppo poco e vola via.
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- When I saw you, I fell in love and you smiled because you knew = Come ti vidi mi innamorai e tu sorridi perchè lo sai.
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- Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases. = Un bacio è come bere acqua salata: bevi e la tua sete aumenterà.
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More in the previous posts of this Valentine’s series.

The 4th annual Italian Valentine Dinner in Salt Lake City, UT, this year will feature Sicily.

This fund-raising Valentine dinner, sponsored by The Italian Center of the West, is taking place Saturday February 10, 2007 at Tony Caputo’s restaurant in Salt Lake City.

Where: Tony Caputo’s, 300 South & 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT
When: February 10 - Social Hour 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Dinner  7:00 pm, Dancing & Music 8:00 pm ~ 10:00 pm.
For details and reservations, call: 801-979-1997.

Valentine poem:
- A kiss is the sweet prize long sought for = Il bacio è un dolce trovarsi dopo essersi a lungo cercati.
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