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A Year in Venice Treat Yourself Veneto and Venice

Sunday in Venice….

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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Vittorio Carpaccio

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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Venezia – Dolce Gabbana 2021

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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A tiny house in Odenwald — Lucinda Jane Simmonds

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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Thoughts from Abroad Venice

San Giorgio Maggiore

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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art gallery Capable Women

Leonora Carrington

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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Venice – Portrait of a Lady

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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South of France to Venice with love…

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Janet Simmonds

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A Year in Venice It's important to think Veneto and Venice Venice

Venice – in photos…..

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Janet Simmonds

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A brand new Regatta in Venice

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Janet Simmonds

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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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My all time favourite restaurant in #Venice - located on the beautiful island of Burano welcomed Stanley Tucci for lunch yesterday! The combination of the atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food makes Trattoria Da Romano a ‘must’ visit for me. Here’s the full story https://wp.me/p5eFNn-5BV especially for any food lovers out there! #searchingforitaly #Burano #Venice #grandtourist #lagoon #risotto #italy #food #wine #welcome #cnn @Educated-Traveller

Sunshine over Salcombe, Sarah’s birthday treat 🎉🎊party time!

Join the next #grandtourist small group tour to Sicily - dates for 2022 are May and late September. Max 10 people per trip. Reserve your place now. Full itinerary in bio. Recent travellers 🧳 strongly recommend!

Sicily - an island of great riches, amazing history, great hospitality, blue skies and the longest summer in Europe. Sorry to leave the sunshine. Back next year! Small group travel with incredible visits, amazing experiences, private palaces, wine tastings, artisan workshops…. #Sicily #Palermo #history #art

Cefalù on the north coast of Sicily prepares for the arrival of Harrison Ford. The next Indiana Jones movie is being filmed here in the coming days #sicily hidden places #Sicilia #indianajones @harrisonford_official_page @sicilia_nel_cuore @igers_sicilia_ #history #tradition #artisans

#Cefalu #Sicily historic, enchanting and original. The magic of Sicily - Spectacular 12th century church, medieval lavatoio (laundry), cobbled streets, beach & town intertwined #history #charm #tradition #Sicilia #journeys #dream story - wp.me/p5eFNn-q3

Exploring #Sicily and #Montalbano territory with @girlsguidetoparis @educatedtraveller @vallodinoto featuring Donnafugata, Punta Secca, Marina di Ragusa, Scicli and Modica. The detective series Montalbano was written by Andrea Camilleri, who died a year or so ago. His finally resting place The Protestant Cemetery in Rome. For more on Montalbano: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-ob

Next year's #Biennale #Venice is being curated by Cecilia Alemani theme ‘The Milk of Dreams' words by surrealist artist + writer Leonora Carrington. Brilliant painter + original thinker lived in Mexico City. More detail here: wp.me/p5eFNn-bt #art #surrealism #creativity a time to reconsider surrealism and it’s relevance in today’s mad mad world! @guggenheim_venice @labiennale @tate @tateliverpool - there’s going to be #surrealist shows at @tate London @guggenheim_venice and then a Leonora theme at the @labiennale - try to read up on Carrington!

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