Summer Lovin’

Eight great summer romance secrets

Photo: © Matthew Ireland

s Edna St. Vincent Millay once put it, “I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” We think Edna had it right. Summer is the time for romance, but not the deep kind. The fling kind. All those people, scantily dressed, their senses (and other things) tingling in the hot days and warm nights. Psychologists (they can really ruin the mood) even have a term for it: “situational behavior.” Summer is the ultimate romantic situation, when we’re out of our usual routines or even our environments. How could you not take advantage? As always, we have some great secret ways to help you out. Just remember: Labor Day will be here sooner than you think. So get a move—or moves—on. …

A hilltop refuge for a picnic, a workout, and the view
 

Visit an Italian palazzo—without leaving town.
 

An homage to sexy pinup girls and leading ladies
 

A romantic gondola ride (above)—on the Charles?
 

Where to dance away your troubles, cheap
 

A picturesque restaurant inspired by an artist
 

A how-to sex class in a place you’d least expect it
 

Where to tango under the full moon