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Greece – a journey from Athens to Thessalonika

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Venice – Creative

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Florence, Tuscany

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Travel in Italy – 2023

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Restaurants in Venice

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Lady Emma Hamilton

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Was Fortuny influenced by Lord Leighton?

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 21 minutes
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Greece – discovering legends

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Alma College, Winter Residency – January, 2024

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Discover

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
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Italy Treat Yourself

Grand Hotels, volcanic mud and thermal waters….

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Fortuny, Venice

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Venice

Mariano Fortuny and John Singer Sargent

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Italy mosaics

Ravenna – mosaics from the east…

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Three Michelin stars

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Helgoland – by Lucy Simmonds

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Venice Marathon at Villa Pisani

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Somewhere in Time….

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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A Grand Tour – Venice to the Alps

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Venice

Discovering Venice

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Postcards from the Pacific

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Leavenworth — Lucinda Jane Simmonds

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
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Venice

Venice – six centuries in one photo

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 4 minutes
It's important to think Venice writers retreat

Writer’s Retreat, Italy – 18-24 September 2023

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 2 minutes
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Vittore Carpaccio – Venice painter & genius

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 9 minutes
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Murano, Venice – the island of glass-makers

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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Venice – Portrait of a Lady

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 9 minutes
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Festa di San Martino – Venezia

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 12 minutes
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Venice and Film

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
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A Year in Venice Bizarre History Capable Women Did you know? It's important to think Italy Tales from Italy

The legend of St Lucy – that’s Santa Lucia in Italy

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 16 minutes
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Acqua Alta – Venice

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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Venice – Fashion, Fortuny, Silk dresses and Downton Abbey

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 15 minutes
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Padova, Italy – How does a money lender get into the kingdom of heaven….

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 9 minutes
Hidden Italy It's important to think Short Stories Sicily

A historic house in Sicily

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 7 minutes
Bizarre History Did you know? It's important to think Italy Short Stories Tales from Italy Veneto and Venice Venice

Torcello – Island of legends – Cipriani, Hemingway, Venice

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 24 minutes
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Rome – Keats, Shelley and Porta San Paolo

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 16 minutes
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Ferrari Driving, Italy

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Janet Simmonds
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Vesuvius – volcanic eruption, Herculaneum & Pompeii

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 18 minutes
Did you know? Italy Journeys in Europe The Grand Tour Thoughts from Abroad

History of the Grand Tour 

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 19 minutes
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Aquileia – spectacular Roman mosaics 

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Asolo – art, history, women, prosecco!

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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Peace in the desert

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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Sicily – Montalbano and Val di Noto

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 13 minutes
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Sasha’s European Road Trip – a dog’s point of view

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 4 minutes

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Janet Simmonds (nee Panagakis) is a British-born tour guide, writer and company director. Born in Liverpool with a slightly Greek grand-father and a very Greek great grand-father she has a special affinity with the Mediterranean, especially Italy and Greece. Trained as a Geographer and Art Historian at the Universities of Oxford and Manchester, Janet has spent most of her adult life running specialist travel companies and travelling extensively. Several times a year she leads small groups to different parts of the Mediterranean. She writes about her travels and observations.

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Stanno girando ‘Il Gattopardo’ a Palermo - ci sono cavalli, carretti, attori anche regista - Quattro Canti - chiuso - aspettiamo il film!
Standing under one of the largest Murano glass chandeliers ever made. Shipped piece by piece from Murano, Venice to Palazzo Gangi, Palermo to decorate the fabulous ballroom. This same ballroom was used in the filming of the iconic ‘Il Gattopardo’ film starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon. Our private tour of the palace was delivered elegantly and knowledgeably by Princess Carine. She and her husband have worked tirelessly to restore the palace over the last twenty years. #Sicily #Palermo #Leopard #gattopardo #burtlancaster #alaindelon #claudiacardinale #risorgimento #bellezza
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Festa di San Giorgio, Ragusa - spettacolo incredibile.

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