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Gabriele Bella – Chronicler of Venice….

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 12 minutes
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Spilimbergo – mosaic school in Italy

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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What’s in a painting…

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 3 minutes
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Paestum and the Grand Tour

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 23 minutes
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Napoli – Naples

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 2 minutes
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A painting as a historical document…

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 13 minutes
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Amalfi Escape – May & October 2026!

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 2 minutes
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The Art of Duck Hunting in Venice

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 7 minutes
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Book Review – The Magus of Sicily

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 6 minutes
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Venice – Gabriele Bella – Chronicler of a city

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 9 minutes
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Discover Villa Cordevigo: A Hidden Gem in Italy

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Duino Castle Adriatic Sea

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 18 minutes
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Aquileia – revisited

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 5 minutes
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Chateau de Beaulieu

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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Torcello – The Last Judgement

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 26 minutes
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Venice – hidden corners….

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time less than 1 minute
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Venice – The Venetian Lagoon

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 11 minutes
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Festa di San Martino – Venezia

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 12 minutes
Bizarre History Italy

Discover the Chaos and Charm of Naples

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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A Vital Element

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 36 minutes
Hidden Italy Sicily

The Treasures of Sicily

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 21 minutes
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Greece – a journey from Athens to Thessalonika

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 4 minutes
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Lady Emma Hamilton

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 2 minutes
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Ravenna – mosaics from the east…

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Somewhere in Time….

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Christopher – patron saint of travellers

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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Italy – a medieval game that survives the centuries…

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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12 Reasons to visit Trieste in 2026

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 2 minutes
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Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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The legend of St Lucy – that’s Santa Lucia in Italy

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 18 minutes
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St Catherine of Alexandria

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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The best chocolate in Italy

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 6 minutes
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Naples, A Crazy Prince and fantastic pizza…

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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The Dolomites – Italy

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 7 minutes
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The Soane – my favourite London museum

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 11 minutes
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Vesuvius – volcanic eruption, Herculaneum & Pompeii

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 18 minutes
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Paestum – Greek Temples, Tomb Paintings & Ristorante Nettuno 

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Greece – Oracle of Delphi

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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Aquileia – spectacular Roman mosaics 

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Oxford – The University City

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Paris – thoughts from the city of light

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 21 minutes
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Freya Stark – and Asolo, Italy

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 11 minutes
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Leighton House, Kensington, London

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 16 minutes
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Paula Nicho – artist from Guatemala

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 3 minutes

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