4 This house, in our lane, had been rebuilt as 5 holiday apartments. It is terrific and Giovanni, the owner, said he'd 'built it with his heart'. Bravo.
5 M and fearsome Jackie out for a walk.
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15 They said that some of this Vin Cotto dates from the 1840s!
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20 Varn stocking up at the Cantina in Castignano with Giampiero, as always, relishing his work.
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48 Villa d'Este in Tivoli, nr Rome, famed the world over for its water gardens
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65 This is by Igor Mitoraj (Polish, b1944) and stands outside the Villa entrance. Unsurprisingly it is controversial but I like it.
