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Florence, Tuscany

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 5 minutes
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The wine windows of Florence

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 8 minutes
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Florence – 15th century ‘Procession of the Magi’

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 9 minutes
Bizarre History It's important to think Italy

Dante – Italy’s greatest poet

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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Italy – enchanted gardens story-telling and survival…

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 14 minutes
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Venice – Botticelli in Venice – seriously?

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 10 minutes
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History of the Grand Tour 

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 22 minutes
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Wonderful Tuscany – Villa San Michele 

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 3 minutes
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Florence and Chianti in style

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 7 minutes
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Tales from Italy – When Alberto met Shirley

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Janet Simmonds
Reading time 7 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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