Jennifer Lopez in Portofino on July 31, 2021.Photo:Oliver Palombi / MEGAJennifer Lopezis typically “not a big vacation person,” but spending the past few summers in Italy has changed her mind.“When I finally went to spend a couple of summers in a row in the south of Italy, I really, really loved it,” Lopez, 54, said in a new interview withTravel + Leisure.Lopez, 54, elaborated that her life has typically “always been work, work, work,” but her trips to Italy have changed her mindset. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this what I’ve been missing my whole life,'" joked the singer.ennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on September 09, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.What keeps the “On the Floor” singer returning to the European region is her affinity to the ocean.“I just love being on the water, to be honest. I feel like the water is really something that calms me. I can actually sit still and stare at the ocean and at the sky,” said the actress. “I like just being right there on the coast it’s beautiful and eating outside and enjoying the fresh air.”Lopez continued to share that she’s been able to appreciate the Italian environment because her job primarily keeps her indoors. “I think it’s because I’m always inside at the studios and sets, recording sessions inside, that being outside is like a luxury for me," she toldTravel + Leisure.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyLopez also shared how special it is to take her children —Maximilian “Max” David Muniz, 15, andEmme Maribel Muniz, 15 — on these international trips. When they were four years old, she took them to Singapore during her Dance Again World Tour in 2012, she said.“They came back from that trip saying, ‘Can we go back to Singapore next year?’ Where someone like me, who grew up in the Bronx, never had things like that,” revealed Lopez.Lopez shares her twins with ex-husbandMarc Anthony.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Italy.BackgridThe twins have also joined theHustlersstar during her trips to Italy, as has her husband,Ben Affleck.Affleck and Lopez traveled around the country during theirhoneymoonin August 2022 and were photographed strolling along the streets ofMilanandComo, Italy.Lopez and Affleckexchanged wedding vowsin July 2022 in Las Vegas, then celebrated their nuptials on Aug. 20, 2023 at their home in Riceboro, Georgia.The pair first dated in July 2002 and split in 2004. They rekindled their relationship close to two decades later in 2021. “It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other,” Lopez previouslytold PEOPLE.
Jennifer Lopez in Portofino on July 31, 2021.Photo:Oliver Palombi / MEGA
Oliver Palombi / MEGA
Jennifer Lopezis typically “not a big vacation person,” but spending the past few summers in Italy has changed her mind.“When I finally went to spend a couple of summers in a row in the south of Italy, I really, really loved it,” Lopez, 54, said in a new interview withTravel + Leisure.Lopez, 54, elaborated that her life has typically “always been work, work, work,” but her trips to Italy have changed her mindset. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this what I’ve been missing my whole life,'" joked the singer.ennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on September 09, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.What keeps the “On the Floor” singer returning to the European region is her affinity to the ocean.“I just love being on the water, to be honest. I feel like the water is really something that calms me. I can actually sit still and stare at the ocean and at the sky,” said the actress. “I like just being right there on the coast it’s beautiful and eating outside and enjoying the fresh air.”Lopez continued to share that she’s been able to appreciate the Italian environment because her job primarily keeps her indoors. “I think it’s because I’m always inside at the studios and sets, recording sessions inside, that being outside is like a luxury for me," she toldTravel + Leisure.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyLopez also shared how special it is to take her children —Maximilian “Max” David Muniz, 15, andEmme Maribel Muniz, 15 — on these international trips. When they were four years old, she took them to Singapore during her Dance Again World Tour in 2012, she said.“They came back from that trip saying, ‘Can we go back to Singapore next year?’ Where someone like me, who grew up in the Bronx, never had things like that,” revealed Lopez.Lopez shares her twins with ex-husbandMarc Anthony.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Italy.BackgridThe twins have also joined theHustlersstar during her trips to Italy, as has her husband,Ben Affleck.Affleck and Lopez traveled around the country during theirhoneymoonin August 2022 and were photographed strolling along the streets ofMilanandComo, Italy.Lopez and Affleckexchanged wedding vowsin July 2022 in Las Vegas, then celebrated their nuptials on Aug. 20, 2023 at their home in Riceboro, Georgia.The pair first dated in July 2002 and split in 2004. They rekindled their relationship close to two decades later in 2021. “It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other,” Lopez previouslytold PEOPLE.
Jennifer Lopezis typically “not a big vacation person,” but spending the past few summers in Italy has changed her mind.
“When I finally went to spend a couple of summers in a row in the south of Italy, I really, really loved it,” Lopez, 54, said in a new interview withTravel + Leisure.
Lopez, 54, elaborated that her life has typically “always been work, work, work,” but her trips to Italy have changed her mindset. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this what I’ve been missing my whole life,'" joked the singer.
ennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on September 09, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Jacopo Raule/Getty
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What keeps the “On the Floor” singer returning to the European region is her affinity to the ocean.
“I just love being on the water, to be honest. I feel like the water is really something that calms me. I can actually sit still and stare at the ocean and at the sky,” said the actress. “I like just being right there on the coast it’s beautiful and eating outside and enjoying the fresh air.”
Lopez continued to share that she’s been able to appreciate the Italian environment because her job primarily keeps her indoors. “I think it’s because I’m always inside at the studios and sets, recording sessions inside, that being outside is like a luxury for me," she toldTravel + Leisure.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on September 10, 2021 in Venice, Italy.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Lopez also shared how special it is to take her children —Maximilian “Max” David Muniz, 15, andEmme Maribel Muniz, 15 — on these international trips. When they were four years old, she took them to Singapore during her Dance Again World Tour in 2012, she said.
“They came back from that trip saying, ‘Can we go back to Singapore next year?’ Where someone like me, who grew up in the Bronx, never had things like that,” revealed Lopez.
Lopez shares her twins with ex-husbandMarc Anthony.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Italy.Backgrid
The twins have also joined theHustlersstar during her trips to Italy, as has her husband,Ben Affleck.
Affleck and Lopez traveled around the country during theirhoneymoonin August 2022 and were photographed strolling along the streets ofMilanandComo, Italy.
Lopez and Affleckexchanged wedding vowsin July 2022 in Las Vegas, then celebrated their nuptials on Aug. 20, 2023 at their home in Riceboro, Georgia.
The pair first dated in July 2002 and split in 2004. They rekindled their relationship close to two decades later in 2021. “It’s a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other,” Lopez previouslytold PEOPLE.
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