The Educated Traveller

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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The world class #Cipriani Hotel, Venezia as seen by boat during our day on the Venetian Lagoon. With thanks to our videographer @CarlaGentry

Today in Venice - magical light, blue sky, a little hot in the middle of the afternoon. #cafoscariuniversity #cafoscari #venezia #dorsoduro #italia

Villa Pisani (Nazionale) Stra, Veneto, Italy. Built by The Pisani family - 1740s, trying to emulate Versailles. Amazing reflecting pool and stables. Just one of the excursions included on our Writer’s Retreat - September 2022. Third Edition will take place Sept 2023. #grandtourist #educatedtraveller #veneto #sophfroniascott

Canaletto painted the Molino of Dolo, Brenta Canal near Venice in the 1740s (painting in The Ashmolean, Oxford). The scene remains more or less unchanged to this day. #Canaletto #Venice #Dolo - for more on Canaletto and Venice https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3rt

A fabulous lunch at Da Romano on the island of Burano - just superb. #DaRomano #Burano #grandtourist #educatedtraveller

Villa Maser (Villa Barbaro) is one of the finest Palladian villas. Frescoes by Paolo Veronese and architect Andrea Palladio built for the wealthy Barbaro brothers Daniele and MarcAntonio. This Villa was a welcome country retreat for the brothers and their guests. Built in the 1560s. Later we headed to Asolo - a hill top town that is one of the prettiest in the Veneto. Gone to The Queen of Cyprus (15th century), Eleonora Duse (actress - 1890s and Freya Stark (British traveller, adventurer and writer). Robert a browning was inspired to write the Asolando suite of poems here. #Asolo #Browning #FreyaStark #EleonoraDuse #Maser #Veneto #writers #grandtourist #educatedtraveller #HotelDuse #asolo #veneto #italia #grouptravel #smallgrouptours

The Writer’s Retreat has started - our day in Venice included San Giorgio Maggiore, San Marco, Zattere and Riva Schiavoni #Venezia #grandtourist #educatedtraveller #writing #writers #blogger #blogs

#Venice #Venezia #Venise an exquisite September day - glad to be back - allora lavoro inizio mercoledì ma prima un po’ di relax! #grandtourist #educatedtraveller #venezia #dolcevita

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