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Fabulous Country House to rent – Senigallia, Le Marche, Italy

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Janet Simmonds

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The Villas of the Veneto

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Janet Simmonds

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The Italian Countryside – Recanati – home of poet Giacomo Leopardi

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Janet Simmonds

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Tales from Italy – When Alberto met Shirley

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Janet Simmonds

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Matera, Basilicata, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Posted on May 23, 2015 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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To discover more about life in #Venice right now check out our latest article from the lovely Giulia, a genuine Venetian! For FB and Twitter the link is: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-54v #Venice #2020 #lifeinquarantine

It’s springtime in Venice and the Veneto region of Italy. An exquisitely beautiful area of rolling green fields, snow-capped mountains and classical architecture. This is Villa Barbaro, in the small village Of Maser. One hour north of Venice. This villa was the work of Andrea Palladio - 16th century architect and builder. He worked with his friend painter and decorator - to the stars!!! Mr Paolo Veronese. The painted wall frescoes are sublime. Visit www.educated-traveller.com blog for numerous tales from Italy.

To lighten the mood just a little - friends at @iveser_venezia posted or shared this fantastic black & white photo. The people of a Scotland have been searching for Nessie for years! Well done Venice! Let’s keep smiling! @maryguerzoni @monicacesarato @jayne_seddon @visitveneto @veneziaunica @veneziadavivere

This painting by Salvatore Postiglione is a 19th century interpretation of Boccaccio’s Decameron. The Decameron is a book of 100 stories written during the 1340s. It tells the story of a group of young people - seven girls and three boys who escape the city of Florence - whilst the plague ravages the city. They set up home in a deserted villa, located in the hills, overlooking the city. To pass the time they start to tell stories - 10 stories a day for ten days. #storytelling #conversation #chat for the full story here’s the link: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-50L funny how appropriate this is 700 years later! #history #literature #decameron #boccaccio

The Church of Santa Maria Salute watches over the Venetian people. The church was built as a thank you for delivering the city from the plague in the 17th century. Every November there’s a wonderful festival - Festa della Salute - and the altar is decorated with beautiful pink roses. Hoping for a miracle soon in Italy. We all 💕💚💕💚💕🇮🇹love Italy @maryguerzoni @jayne_seddon @giulaik @alessandra_frattesi @francescablench @educatedtraveller @nebeclub

TODAY - Burano, the fishermen’s island of Venice is an exquisite harmony of colour and joy. Located in the Lagoon of Venice, about 30 minutes by boat from San Marco. Burano is peaceful, serene, calm. A pleasure to enjoy. There’s a far bigger threat facing Italy than the ‘you know what virus’. It’s the incompetence, panic, ignorance and idiocy of Italy’s government. Late last night Premier Conte - a man so boring and lacking in original thought that his own mother probably finds him deeply tedious, decreed (only in Italy) that most of Northern Italy was to be ‘quarantined’ and that movement of people was to be restricted starting today - 08 March. This means the economy of Northern Italy will grind to a halt. This man Conte and his effect on the Italian economy is a much bigger and more dreadful threat than the ‘virus’ which most people will recover from..... Fabulous photo of Burano courtesy of @maryguerzoni @visitveneto @veneziaunica @igersvenezia @veneziadavivere - thinking of all my Venetian friends xxx

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