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Posted on May 18, 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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Time to support restoration works on ‘Il Nuovo Trionfo’ a 1920s trabaccolo (cargo boat) from the 1920s. For the last couple of years the sailing boat has been moored at Punta Dogana, Venice. Yesterday it was moved to Cannaregio - on the other side of Venice to a boatyard (cantiere) specialising in restoration of traditional boats. The boat is maintained by a group of friends and supporters who raise money to cover the cost of repairs. More details on how to help with financial contributions (however small) coming soon! #Venice #trabaccolo #nuovotrionfo #puntadogana #venezia #crowdfunding #support #heritage #grandtourist #educatedtraveller

It’s that time of year when the ‘presepe’ is constructed near Burano - a unique water-based ‘nativity’ scene - Laguna di Venezia #gedi #Venezia #Burano #presepe

Exquisite light and reflection from @giulaik Comacchio @inemiliaromagna @italiait

Queen’s Gallery, London fantastic collection of masterpieces #Titian #Rembrandt #Rubens #Lotto #Canaletto fabulous range of paintings - all part of HM The Queen’s Collection and fantastic shop! @buckinghampalaceshop

Sunny blue skies in London - Changing of the Guard 💂‍♀️ Buckingham Palace, Queen’s Gallery for a fantastic ‘masterpieces’ exhibition including #Rembrandt #Rubens #Titian #Canaletto #Vermeer inspiration by the bucket load for #grandtourists and #travellers alike. The art collections of London were often started by English men travelling in Europe especially Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries. Whilst travelling they bought lots of souvenirs, sculptures, paintings and tapestries. HM The Queen has a vast collection of Canaletto paintings thanks to George III who purchased Joseph Smith’s entire collection - whilst in Venice in the 1760s. Smith was the British Counsel in Venice and an early supporter of Canaletto. During his working career #Canaletto painted more than 500 canvases (many are views of Venice). It is estimated that 75% of Canaletto’s work is in the UK - possibly more. @buckinghampalaceshop @royalcollectiontrust @visitlondon To discover more about #GrandTour and the #GrandTourists read the #history of the Grand Tour here: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-3io

#festive #cheer London #2021 time for a little seasonal cheer #regentsstreet #london

Inspired by a fantastic painting by Lorenzo Lotto, I journeyed in my mind from Venice to Loreto where this amazing artist lived and died. An exceptional talent - the painting ‘Madonna del Rosario’ is to found in Cingoli (Balcone delle Marche). A delightful town in Italy’s Marche region. The Rosario painting is exceptional in many ways. The tree of life behind Mary depicts events from her life, joy, sorrow and miracle (relating to the life of Jesus). There’s humour too in the paintings - look closely…. I ended up writing a full article about Lorenzo Lotto: https://wp.me/p5eFNn-6Z1 - whenever I think of Marche I think of #senigallia @villa_pedossa @marchetourism @senigalliatourism @museicivicirecanati @recanati_infinito @prolococingoli @visitcingoli @italia_magazine

#2018 - amazing time #Rome #Oxford University - Oxford Rome - March, 2018 - Oxford Alumni #MeetingMinds a joy to write + create walking tours for erudite crowd. A pleasure + privilege Acqua Paola #fontane #Roma - for more on Rome wp.me/p5eFNn-3sf Educated-Traveller @GrandTourist @Ashmolean @UniversityofOxford @Italia

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