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Love is in the air at Callaway Gardens®.  Celebrate Valentine’s Day Saturday, February 11, 2012, with your sweetheart on an inspiring and romantic getaway.  If you can’t getaway that particular weekend, make any weekend your special weekend with the Winter Wonders Package.

Valentine’s Dinner Dance

Spend the day with your Valentine in floral paradise as you enjoy the world-famous Callaway Gardens and its many acres of rolling woodland terrain.  At sunset, enjoy a fabulous dinner by the Callaway Gardens culinary team in the beautiful setting of the Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center.  Then, dance the evening away to the music of The Auburn Knights Orchestra, one of the world’s legendary jazz and swing band orchestras.  Transportation to and from the Callaway Discovery Center will allow couples to focus on each other rather than driving.

As late evening approaches, couples can cozy up together in front of a blazing fire spending an intimate night in a private and tranquil Southern Pine Cottage or Mountain Creek Villa.  Sunday morning enjoy a breakfast for two, a late check out and the opportunity to wander back into the Gardens for some more together-time before returning to reality.

The Valentine’s Dinner Dance package is available in a one-bedroom Southern Pine Cottages for $366* per couple and a one-bedroom Mountain Creek Villa for $396* per couple.  The package includes chocolates upon arrival, reception, dinner (see menu below), Auburn Knights Orchestra, bundle of firewood (for Cottage and Villa guests), breakfast following each night of stay and admission to beautiful Callaway Gardens and its many attractions.  Guests can make a weekend getaway out of Valentine’s weekend with special discounted pricing for the nights of February 10 and 12 making it easy to stay an extra night.  For dinner/dance only guests, the price is $99 per person inclusive of tax and gratuity.

Make Any Week a Romantic Weekend

For those who can’t make it Valentine’s weekend, make any dates a romantic getaway with the Winter Wonders Nights package in a Southern Pine Cottage or Mountain Creek Villa.  Specially priced through March 15, 2012, this package includes either the Southern Pine Cottages or Mountain Creek Villas, 50 percent savings on recreational activities such as golf, tennis, fishing, bicycle rental and TreeTop Adventure, the new aerial obstacle and zipline course, the first bundle of firewood for a roaring fire and admission to Callaway Gardens and its many attractions including the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, John A. Sibley Horticultural Center, walking trails and more.

For additional information, call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) or visit www.callawaygardens.com.

Callaway Gardens®, is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus.

*Limited availability.  Rate is per room, per night based on double occupancy.  Other restrictions may apply.  Not applicable to groups.

Valentine’s Dinner Dance Menu

Salad

Chopped Arcadian Greens with Hazelnut Crusted Goat Cheese Croutons

Heirloom and Grape Tomato Relish

Cucumber Drizzle

Orange Balsamic Vinaigrette

Entrée Duo

Mélange Peppercorn Beef Tournedo with Truffle Scented Demi Glace

Pan-seared Seabass with Purple Sweet Potato Gastrique

Crispy Fennel and Celeriac Fritter

Chef’s Selection of Seasonal Vegetables

Dessert

Chocolate Panna Cotta

Cheesecake Stuffed Milk Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Pomegranate Syrup

About Callaway Gardens

For 60 years as of May 21, 2012, Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors.  Owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens includes a garden, resort, preserve and residential community on 13,000 acres in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Highlights include a butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, discovery center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails and special events throughout the year.

In addition, Callaway Gardens offers nearly 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 685 guest rooms, restaurants, shops, golf, tennis, fishing and more.

Five unique, close-knit residential communities — with custom home sites, lakefront properties and cottages on the golf course — offer an ideal home away from home or full-time residence.

Callaway Gardens is home to a 4,610-acre forest preserve which is under conservation easement.  This conserved, sustainably-managed land is used for biological studies and environmental education programs.