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London, Venice, Loire, California – True stories, real lives, private homes to visit

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Janet Simmonds

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The friendliest chateau in France

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Janet Simmonds

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Fairytale Castles of the River Loire, France

Posted on July 15, 2016 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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The perfect day for a chit chat on the shores of the Adriatic! Thanks to local guide Danica and of course the fabulous La Raffa who took the photo #Barcola #Trieste #Miramare @fvglive - small group in April - join us!

Tonight on #BBC gardening expert Monty Don will be visiting Castello di Miramare on the #Adriatic coast near #Trieste to learn more about the history of this fabulous house and terraced garden read my article. I visited #Miramare in May, 2021. It is exquisite. The new Director is fantastic too - first female in the position. I’ll be visiting Miramare in April with clients (why not join us)…https://wp.me/p5eFNn-6qn @fvglive @discover_trieste @museomiramare @sollergirl65 @igersfvg @maryguerzoni @lulusimmonds22 @andrewjsimmonds @themontydon

Thoughts from Venice - with love - heading back mid-February can’t wait #art #history #culture #sunshine @educatedtraveller @sophfronia.scott @maryguerzoni @francescablench @pierfrancescabonicelli time to start going again….

#Venice aerial shot #ISS shows lagoon + historic centre of Venice you can see river meanders visible top right. Five rivers flow into sea here + created lagoon over 1000s of yrs. Grand Canal is former river meander a final curve before the lagoon and Mare Adriatico wp.me/p5eFNn-4Hp @comunevenezia

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@educatedtraveller is ready to welcome you back to Italy - in person - from mid February onwards - join us in #Venice for #walks #tours lagoon cruises to #Torcello #Burano #Murano #Lido artisan treasures, superb art, fantastic food awaits….. #Botticelli #Titian #Bellini at your finger-tips. Check out www.grand-tourist.com - unique trips thro’out 2022

Dante encounters Beatrice - River Arno, Florence - painted by Henry Holiday 1882-4 - a stylised version of what a meeting between Beatrice and Dante might have looked like. This painting imagines the scene 600 years later - Dante died in 1325 c. Painting hangs in @walkerartgallery #Liverpool - a very similar painting hangs in @bargellomuseums #Florence more on Dante at @educatedtraveller blog #smallworld everything links to everything else! #art #firenze #liverpool #preraphaelite #colour #representation #quality

Fabulous painting of Dante - shared by @firenzeconguida.it in @bargellomuseums #Firenze - there’s a very similar painting in @walkerartgallery #Liverpool by Henry Holland - details to follow. In fact we don’t really know what Dante looked like - the Holland painting is 19th century - Dante died in early 14th century! For more on Dante check out @educatedtraveller and type Dante into search 👀 🔍 bar!

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