Bettany Hughes' Grand Tour: From Paris to Rome [DVD]

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She explores the breathtaking vistas of the Amalfi Coast and nearby island of Capri, full of ancient history and glamor. Now historian Bettany Hughes is following in the footsteps of these 'grand tour' explorers and delving into the finest that Paris has to offer in this travel documentary. Annie Kilner's protective sister Sian pays tribute to pregnant mother-of-three after launching public attack. EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: New blow to Harry and Meghan as TV boss quits the production company set up by the.

Before waving goodbye, Bettany gets special access to the Pantheon, one of Rome's most iconic monuments. First stop is Venice and the beautiful St Mark’s Square – ‘the drawing room of Europe’ according to Napoleon. Emmerdale star Richard Howard dies aged 79 after a 'short illness' as his agents pay tribute to the actor. I was hooked on eating Sainsbury's cooking Chorizo at 2am: BRYONY GORDON was addicted to drugs and alcohol before finally managing to get herself sober.

Change country or region: -Select- Anguilla Aruba Bahamas Belgium British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cook Islands Czech Republic Denmark Dominica El Salvador Finland France French Polynesia Grenada Guatemala Guernsey Honduras Ireland Jamaica Jersey Liechtenstein Luxembourg Marshall Islands Monaco Montserrat Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia Nicaragua Niue Norway Palau Papua New Guinea Poland Portugal Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Slovakia Solomon Islands Sweden Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu United Kingdom Vanuatu Vatican City State Virgin Islands (U. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why the hell are we stopping migrants trying to smuggle themselves OUT of Britain? Even Queen Victoria visited on a sketching holiday once a year, taking a steamer boat into the middle of the water to capture the scenery with her watercolours. And that's certainly no exaggeration as, inspired by the 18th century's grand tourists, she'll be experiencing the finest of what some of Europe's most beautiful cities have to offer.

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We never find out if the romance worked out, but her relationship with Paris has continued to this day. Read all Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel, the arts and culture and the finest foods can enrich and inspire our lives. MICK HUME: Is this nannying vaping ban really the political hill Rishi wants to plant his flag on in an. In the beautiful city of Florence, Bettany discovers another artistic gem, Botticelli’s masterpiece The Birth of Venus, before indulging in that classic chocolatey treat the Florentine.

In From Paris to Rome, she embarks on the journey of a lifetime through France and Italy to discover how travel, arts and culture, and the finest foods can enrich our lives, as well as rattling off a few fascinating stories explaining how the destinations came to be. I was hooked on eating Sainsbury's cooking Chorizo at 2am: BRYONY GORDON was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Ryan Gosling shrugs off Barbie Oscars drama with loving kiss from daughter and support from wife Eva Mendes.Diversity champion behind Network Rail's controversial 'Pride pillar' is embroiled in misogyny row as. Love Island All Stars viewers praise Sophie Piper for 'snitching' on scheming Georgia Steel during secret flirty chat with Tom Clare: 'He's gonna tell the villa!