WASHINGTON, DC (January 2007) -- This Valentine's Day, those looking for the perfect gift for their favorite traveler or Italophile can give their beloveds the gift of Italy with the unique Romantic Italy Travel Gift Basket from the travel newsletter, Dream of Italy. This special present fuels fantasies of travel and romance -- Italian style and inspires recipients to take an armchair visit to the land of "la dolce vita" or use the contents to plan a real-life romantic journey. Forget the flowers and candy this year; nothing says amore like the Romantic Italy Travel Gift Basket.

This unique Valentine’s Day present includes:

• Italia patterned decoupage window box as the basket ($45 value)
• the brand new romantic guidebook In Love in Italy by Monica Larner ($25 value)
• 2-DVD set of the PBS documentary series Inside the Tuscan Hills ($25 value)
• Dream of Italy's Special Report: Tuscan Hideaways (March 2006 issue) ($11 value)
• the e-book Dream of Italy's Collected Florence on CD - containing 58 pages of insider reviews and articles ($39 value)
• gift card

Valued at $145, this special Valentine's Day gift is insanely well-priced at just $99.

Upgrade your basket and include a one-year subscription to Dream of Italy, the subscription travel newsletter recommended by USA TODAY, National Geographic Traveler and U.S. News and World Report. The subscription includes 10 issues by mail over the coming year and access to over 40 back issues online. The basket + subscription option, valued at $224 is just $169.

Order today as we have limited quantities! Visit www.dreamofitaly.com or call toll-free (877) OF-ITALY or (202) 237-0657.