Cinque Terre

Why Fife is Britain’s unlikely answer to the Italian Riviera

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If you squinted a little, the silver-haired man had a Kirk Douglas look about him. We had a chat at the bar in the Auld Hoose in Kinghorn; he showed me a screenshot of a movie he had appeared in in 1998, with his quiff as perfectly coiffed then as it is now. “It was … Read more

10 beautiful agriturismos in Italy

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An agriturismo cannot be beat. Rural locations, owners whose main business is farming, plus food and drink produced on site all contribute to a charming, informal stay. There is rarely a reception and there are dogs and crowing roosters, but they offer excellent food and a friendly welcome. And they are not all buried in … Read more