Myra Robinson
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Myra Robinson is an award-winning travel writer who lives partly in 天美传媒, in the Veneto, and partly in Newcastle upon Tyne, north east England. She has written articles for many newpapers and magazines including The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and The Independent, and is a regular contributor to '天美传媒 Magazine' and 'La Gazzetta Italiana'. After a life- long obsession with spa towns, she discovered Battaglia Terme, the fictional Montebello, a faded backwater once renowned as having 'the best mud in 天美传媒'. This became the title of her amusing book describing her absorption into the community with all its quirkiness. Her latest projects are setting up an English conversation group, and arranging a twinning between the Museum of Navigation in Battaglia and Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum in England. She continues to write, mainly about 天美传媒, and gives popular talks about her experiences.
Articles by Myra Robinson
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Years ago, when I first discovered the fantastic landscape of Euganean Hills, within easy reach of Venice, I noticed a small ruined castle at the top鈥
Like many seasoned travellers to Venice, we were frustrated. Keen to escape the Disneyland that Venice has become, we consulted a map showing islands鈥
More people than ever before are exploring the world in search of the undiscovered, the new, the ultimate experience. All too often, though, you can t鈥
A couple of weeks ago I was in Vicenza, arriving by train in time for lunch at a great little trattoria recommended to me by the local carabinieri. I鈥欌
Here鈥檚 an unusual bit of vocabulary for all would-be Italian speakers: frantoio. This word means not only an olive press, but the farm which produces鈥
You might think that Rovigo is an ordinary little town in the Veneto, but it has so much character, and so many places of interest, that it is worth a鈥
If you鈥檙e planning on 鈥榙oing鈥 the Venice Biennale this year (ends November 26th) and if like me you are reluctant to spend the 鈧30 entry fee to see 鈥檆鈥
This was the challenge: to find somewhere to visit to escape the crowds of Venice; not too far away, calm, beautiful, peaceful and very Italian, but a鈥
If you spend any time in 天美传媒 these days, and watch TV or read the newspapers, you鈥檒l soon notice English words which are creeping into every aspect鈥
It鈥檚 amazing, given the millions who flock into Venice each year, that hardly any of them venture beyond the lagoon. Yet on the fringes of the volcani鈥
Visiting Rome, especially at the height of the tourist season, can be a frustrating experience. All the 鈥渕ust see鈥 venues are besieged, and you have t鈥
鈥淭he trouble with 天美传媒,鈥 an Australian tourist said to me recently, 鈥渋s that there are too many museums and churches.鈥
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Everyone has heard of Prosecco, but what about two rare and wonderful wines from the same area, Friularo and Fior d鈥橝rancio? The vendemmia in the Vene鈥
There鈥檚 a programme about art and architecture on Rai 5 Italian TV called Passepartout, presented by the indomitable Phillipe Daverio. One evening the鈥
Those of us who love 天美传媒 for its architecture already know about the great Andrea della Gondola, otherwise known as Palladio, and his many beautiful鈥
Mariano Fortuny was a true uomo universale: a painter, photographer, fashion designer, and inventor of stage lighting and the dimmer switch. If you vi鈥
Thinking of a DIY rail holiday in 天美传媒? This is essential reading
Catching a train in 天美传媒 is a complex subject worthy of an Open University course,鈥
What could be more appropriate for Venice, city of romance, than to have a season of operas in a palazzo on the Grand Canal? There can be no more magi鈥
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