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If, like me, you are more into eating than cooking, Bologna offers an amazing range of top-notch restaurants. As you might expect from a nickname like 'The Fattie', my hometown is renowned for its good taste, its tortellini in brodo, its prosciutto crudo, its Parmigiano Reggiano, its balsamic vinegar, but not only. The perfect hostess, Bologna has been welcoming guests for centuries. Beyond her gutsy gastro belly, Bologna is an architectural beauty, flushed deep with red and timeless elegance. Come with me and I'll show you around her porticoes and fine facades...
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What better way to give the gift of language than with a good book? If you weren't lucky enough to attend the London launch of A Chill in the Air, you are still in time to order a copy for Christmas. The recently discovered war diary of Iris Origo recounts the turbulent times at La Foce in Val D'Orcia, Siena, following the 1943 Armistice. Born in Gloucestershire in 1902, Iris travelled widely before her father's sudden death in 1910. Her mother Lady Sybil Cuffe, settled in Fiesole amongst the Anglo-American set, purchasing and restoring the beautiful renaissance Villa Medici...
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