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the story of Hollywood on the Tiber
Rome in the 1950s: following the recovery from fascism and Nazi occupation during the Second World War, the city is reinvigorated. The street cafes and nightclubs are filled with movie stars and film directors as Hollywood productions flock to the city to film at Cinecitta Studios. Fiats and Vespas throng the streets, and the newly…
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A visit to Chanel’s rosehall House
Rosehall, the Highland estate where Coco Chanel lived with her lover, the ultra-wealthy Duke of Westminster, in the late 1920s, is a gem of a place. Rosehall has recently been sold to a buyer after many years of neglect, with plans to convert the place into a boutique hotel. This is great news, as it…
