This is an interesting article about honey moon I found on Irish Times.

“EXOTIC honeymoons have never been cheaper. Tour operators have dropped their prices by 20 to 25 per cent this year on average, and by 45 per cent in some cases. Honeymoon resorts are offering extra nights, free upgrades, free activities, cheaper spa treatments and even theme-park tickets. Some Thai resorts are not only dropping prices but offering to double your spending money as well. It’s the right time to haggle for your honeymoon.

Several factors are behind this trend, and all are working to the about-to-be-marrieds’ advantage. The lifting of the fuel surcharge has reduced the price of airfares, the recession has forced airlines and travel companies to compete more vigorously, and if anyone has saved up enough for a holiday this year, it’s honeymooners. [...]

Those planning weddings and honeymoons are watching their budgets, so they are insisting on good deals. Couples are also more interested in experiences and adventure, so some are choosing to make their money stretch farther by spending, say, two weeks touring the US rather than a week in a posh Caribbean resort. [...]

Some tour operators says couples are looking for destinations closer to home out of consideration not just for their wallets but also their carbon footprints.

In another shift, the grand European honeymoon is coming back: Abbey Travel, Topflight and Sunway all cite a shift to Italy, Portugal and the Canaries, with the emphasis on quality hotels with spa and wellness facilities. The Atlantic islands are a relatively short flight away, and when you arrive you can just relax and recover from the exertions of the wedding – a more exhausting experience than many newly-weds expect.”

This is one of the recipes for Tiramisù cake. I found it on Italian Universe.
Tiramisù is considered a semifreddo, it means that this dessert has to be served cold, but not frozen.

Ingredients:

5 eggs

500 g. mascarpone cheese

5 heaping tablespoons of sugar

1 box of Pavesini or saviorardi biscuits

Pinch of salt

Grated chocolate

Espresso coffee

Preparation:

Beat egg white and salt until fluffy and light.  In another bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar and mix well until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth.  Add mascarpone cheese and mix well.  Then fold in egg whites. Spread a layer of the cream mixture on the bottom of a serving dish.  Dip cookies in coffee then carefully arrange on top of the cream. Sprinkle with grated pieces of chocolate.  Continue making layers of cream, cookies dipped in coffee and chocolate pieces until ingredients are gone.

Rome is a large city, with many different places and styles inside.

The most tourist areas are the Vatican Dome (San Peter’s Cathedral) and the Colosseum zone.
There’s another historic district that is worth visiting: EUR.
EUR was idealized by Benito Mussolini in 1935 and was supposed to be the expansion of Rome towards the South-West.

As wikipedia says, EUR offers a large-scale image of how urban Italy might have looked, if the Fascist regime had not fallen; wide axially planned streets and austere buildings of either stile Littorio, inspired by ancient Roman architecture, or Rationalism, modern architecture but built using traditional limestone, tuff and marble.
An example is the Civilization Palace, called the Square Colosseum (in the picture).

If you want to go visiting EUR, my advice is to have dinner (or lunch) in Birreria Spaten Restaurant.
An old family run restaurant that offers wonderful typical dishes.
Besides the restaurant pizzeria and the pizza by the slice, Birreria Spaten also takes care of Catering service, parties and receptions.

Italian version.

Belcore is one of the main characters of the melodramma giocoso “L’elisir d’amore” by Gaetano Donizzetti. “L’elisir d’amore” contains the popular aria “Una furtiva lagrima” (also used by Woody Allen) and is one of the 20 most performed operas in North America.

Ristorante Belcore’s history could be told as that of the character from whom the restaurant takes its name. Belcore is similar to a Don Juan, suave and persuasive. He is a seducer.

Abdel is the host of this hidden island in the heart of Florence. This restaurant offers a culinary adventure through the flavors of creative cuisine, also offering themed dinners and exotic flavors.

Belcore Restaurant is decorated with paintings and mosaics by young artists, and after dinner is the perfect place to drink something at the wine bar.

Italian version.

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