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Abruzzo | Marc Zakian

From the alpine peaks of the Gran Sasso, to the wild wolves in the national park; from its craggy medieval hill towns, to its 120 miles of Adriatic coastline - this region has everything the italophile could wish for

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Bridget's Bermondsey | Marc Zakian | United Kingdom, London, London

You've read the books, seen the movie - now take the walk. With millions of pounds being spent on film locations in London, a new breed of movie tourist is hitting the streets of the capital

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Do Oar Die: The Venice Regatta | Marc Zakian | Italy, Veneto, Venice

Nobody does boats like the Venetians. Rome has Popes, Florence the Renaissance, but Venice’s story is her water and the plenitude of craft that navigate it

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Dylan Thomas | Marc Zakian | United Kingdom, Wales, Swansea

Some people’s lives are a movie script waiting to happen. None more than Dylan Thomas, whose boozy bohemia is brought to life in a new film The Edge of Love. Marc Zakian follows the Thomas trail in West Wales.

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Easy Pisa | Marc Zakian | Italy, Tuscany, Pisa

My encounter with white Panda man made me realise that Pisa is different. He pulled up to let me cross the road. Surely some mistake

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Food for Life | Marc Zakian | Italy, Tuscany, Pienza

Pienza seems to have more food shops than houses; local produce bursts onto the pavement, with peppers, artichokes, hams and cheeses wafting scented invitations to passers by

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La Foce | Marc Zakian

We’ve all seen it. That procession of cypress trees winding along a dusty track then twisting away into the vivid blue horizon It’s pure Tuscany - Italy’s most photographed countryscape.

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Lisbon | Marc Zakian | Portugal, Lisbon, Lisbon

The crisscross of 17th century streets which make up the Bairro Alto are a contrasting mixture of cool shops squeezed into the front-rooms of former houses, trendy restaurants and traditional cafes run to a constant soundtrack of Potugese football, tattoo parlours and jazz and fado bars.

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Shakespeare's London | Marc Zakian | United Kingdom, London, London

The George was one of Shakespeare’s locals. He may have watched plays here, supping the evening away after the show. Four centuries later it’s still a working pub, restaurant and – in summer – it still stages plays

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The Hamptons | Marc Zakian | United States, New York State, New York

Nobody knows if you’re rich or stinking rich. You can walk off a beach covered in sand into a jewellery shop and try on diamond necklace and they won’t bat an eyelid

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Welsh Patagonia | Marc Zakian | Argentina, Patagonia, Río Gallegos

Bronwen is balancing a plate full of Welsh cakes in one hand, and a vaporous pot of tea in the other. She approaches my table - red dragon on her white blouse flashing with Celtic pride and asks: “Can I put you some milk for tea?” with a deep Spanish inflection

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