Over six million people are expected to celebrate Valentine's Day with a meal at one of the over 133,000 restaurants in Italy, according to estimates published Wednesday by the Italian federation of public services (FIPE).
    Overall, lunches and dinners celebrating romance and friendship, this year favoured by the fact that Valentine's Day falls on a Friday, will have an estimated cost of around 330 million euros, FIPE said. The federation said a restaurant meal remains one of the favourite choices to celebrate this special day, along with traditional presents such as flowers and chocolates, with chefs offering all-inclusive menus with a whole range of options, from platters of oysters and caviar to red-themed desserts and rosé wine.
    A trend this year, according to FIPE, is to devote the whole weekend to mark the occasion with one or two-night says at romantic destinations including small towns and mountain resorts.
   

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