Romantic places to propose

Here’s our worldwide top ten of places to see out Valentine’s Day on a high...

Heavenly Mountain, Lake Tahoe

Being up the mountain is only the beginning. After you've popped the question you can ski down together for another exhilarating rush. (This one also offers a quick escape route if you didn't get the answer you were hoping for.) Works best for winter proposals when there's snow on the slopes.

Empire State Building

This building has a long and cinematic history as a focal point for romance. Remember Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant swearing to meet there to seal their love in An Affair to Remember? Remember Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in Sleepless in Seattle? A Valentine's Day proposal, with the top all lit up in red, is sure to be unforgettable.

28th Floor Bar, Hyde Park Hilton

Here, in the centre of London overlooking the park, you’ll find all the fine ingredients of a memorable proposal -- luxurious atmosphere, discreet service, the view from the top. If it’s daytime, why not follow it up with a picnic in the park, if it’s the evening, then Mayfair's best restaurants are your oysters. Or steaks or vegetarian alternative...

Eiffel Tower

Over the years the Eiffel Tower must have seen more proposals than Zsa Zsa Gabor and Elizabeth Taylor put together, but in true Parisian style, it never tires of romance. It’s best to go when the queues are short (proposals lose some of their shine when the object of desire is complaining about their bunions) and make sure you grab a moment when the desired is not glued to the telescope -- you don’t want to be competing with the gilded splendour of a close-up of Les Invalides...

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