Oh how WONDERFUL for you, sweetie!! You SO deserve a break from the way your life has been in the recent past!! I am so happy for you!
The only places I have gone over there are Germany and Austria. I spent a week in Munich a while back, and I just loved it! We took a trip to Austria to visit Salzburg because one of the friends with us is a huge Mozart fan, and that was an awesome day! We drove over on the Autobahn, and you want to talk about SCARED, lolol!! Cars zooming by at 100 mph... WHOA NELLY!!
Have an EXCELLENT TIME, and be careful, you gorgeous American you! Those Italian and French men are going to be all over you!