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Inspiration at Villa Margherita, Veneto

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 6 minutes

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La Meridiana – A Perfect Country House Hotel, Liguria, Italy

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 10 minutes

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A Castle in Scotland

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Janet Simmonds

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Wonderful Tuscany – Villa San Michele

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Janet Simmonds

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Paris – Hotel Jules et Jim

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 9 minutes

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Magic in The Mountains – Les Gets, France

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Janet Simmonds

Reading time 5 minutes

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Villa Cordevigo – country house hotel

Posted on January 19, 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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Rediscover Florence, Pistoia and other towns in Tuscany with the fabulous wine windows ‘bucchette di vino’ as your guide. These small doors or windows were used centuries ago to sell wine to passers by. Many of the palaces in the centre of Florence owned vineyards in the countryside. They’d sell wine to neighbours and locals direct from the wine cellar through this small window. Last year restrictions on movement (because of COVID) led to a reopening of the wine windows as a way of serving wine and observing social distancing at the same time. #bucchettedelvino #firenze #toscana #slowtravel #seeing #noticing #appreciating #buythebook #grandtourist #expertitaly #educatedtraveller

Trieste and Miramare - starting to prepare for an April trip to north-east Italy. Starting in Trieste (port city and border town) then moving on to Venice for an in-depth set of events with local artisans; paper-maker, mask maker, jewellery creators, fabric weavers and art restoration experts. The history of this area is wonderful - Trieste was an Austrian city for hundreds of years. The coffee culture is simple to Vienna. The coffee houses are often book shops too. James Joyce loved it here and the ideas of Sigmund Freud were popular here too. Spectacular art, fascinating history and a good ol’ dollop of Habsburg history for good measure! Check link in bio for full article. #Trieste #Venice #hapsburgs #Miramare #artisans #history #discovery

1598 #Palmanova fortress city, star-shaped built by Venetians to keep Austro-Hungarian Empire at bay - 70 miles NE of #Venice. Territory of flat plains just a few miles before the mountains. This was close to #lsonzo front during WW1 #Hemingway was an ambulance driver here #FVG #history #isonzofront #isonzo #julianalps

In case you are thinking it’s too late for sunshine in Italy…then think again…this morning in Grado (one hour east of Venice), sunshine, lapping water, and a little sprinkling of tourists (all dressed for winter because they are Italian….). Official temperature this am - 28* degrees C. #Italia #Grado #FVG #belpaese a visitare adesso! #Italia

Regata Storica Venezia - Venice Historic Regatta - just incredible honouring of tradition and vibrant modernity - complimenti a tutti: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-6Pk

Atmospheric painting of the Suez Canal by Albert Reiger c.1870 - this fantastic painting shows the Suez Canal linking Europe and the East. A man-made engineering feat joining the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean. The construction of the canal reduced a ship’s journey time from Europe to India by weeks. #Suez #suezcanal The painting hangs in the Revoltella Museum in Trieste. Revoltella was a business man and character, an early investor in the Suez Canal project. To discover more about Trieste and the city’s fascinating trading history: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-6q5 #trade #Trieste #triestino #storia

Arriving in Sicily in three weeks for a 10-day tour of the island - still blue skies and sunshine in #Sicilia #exciting #history #colour #heritage

Sharing @luigibrugnaro superb photos from #dolcegabbana amazing artistry in fashion. Piazzetta San Marco

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