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My favourite street in Rome

26/01/2015 by .
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I think it might have been the way the sunlight reflected off the water under the talking statue, or perhaps the glimpse of the Spanish Steps still visible in the distance, or maybe it was just the time of day and the people around me. But whatever it was, the Via del Babuino is my favourite street in Rome and will always have a place in my heart.

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Palazzo Manfredi, Rome

21/09/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged on by .
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In an era when aristocrats rely on visitors to maintain their stately piles, it’s not surprising that an Italian count has turned his palatial offices into a boutique hotel.

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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah

26/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged , , on by .
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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah nicely bridges the gap between other five-star hotels on this ritzy Rome street which are so grand and stuffy as to seem unapproachable and the downmarket four-stars packed with loud Americans in shorts who threaten to strip the boulevard of its class.

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