Rome

Article Abstract:

Albergo del Sole al Pantheon offers courtyard rooms, and Hotel Hassler is lavish. Rome offers excellent dining, and several restaurants are described. Information on visiting the Sistine Chapel and other popular spots is given, along with shopping suggestions.

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Four gardens around Rome

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Three Mannerist-inspired gardens in the Viterbo area north of Rome are described: Bomarzo, Villa Lante, and Carprarola. Tivoli's Villa d'Este garden, east of Rome, is also described. Architects Pirro Ligorio and Giacomo da Vignola designed the gardens.

Italy, Gardens, Historic gardens

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Paris in the Thirties

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Dinner parties in Paris, France, of the 1930s were held on a particularly lavish scale. The food was spectacular, the decor expensive and ornate and the conversation witty and gossip-oriented.

Social aspects, History, Dinners and dining, Dining, Paris, France

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