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

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And it’s the way historian Bettany Hughes chooses to see the city as she sets off on a cultural adventure through Europe, as part of an inspirational new Channel 5 travel series. He translated poems, he composed music and poetry so he sums up the kind of dark passions of this city.

Then it’s onto the glorious and gloriously expensive Lake Como, where celebrities from Napoleon to Miley Cyrus and George Clooney have relaxed in decadent luxury. Mark’s Square, she explores the magnificent Doge’s Palace, before discovering the pioneering art collection of Peggy Guggenheim. Bettany motors down (in a gorgeous 2CV, of course) to the charming town of Annecy whose position, surrounded by rivers and nestling in the foothills of the Alps, means it’s also known as 'the Venice of the Alps’.The French capital provides the main backdrop for the first episode of her new four-part series, Paris to Rome with Bettany Hughes.

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