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Oh to be beside the sea! |
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Slipping out of bed, they put on their swimming costumes, slung a towel over their shoulders and set off to the beach. Opening the gate of their villa they felt the sand caress their feet, cushioning their steps. 30 seconds later they plunged into the translucent, turquoise waters, whose gently lapping waves had accompanied their every waking and sleeping moment for the last few days..... If this sensuous experience is what you're after this summer, look no further!
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Your hosts....the Sicilians! |
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One of the most fascinating parts of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s classic book, The Leopard, is the Prince of Salina’s description of his fellow islanders. It’s an intense, thought-provoking piece of writing that offers many useful insights into the Sicilian psyche. The character of the natives, he says, has been formed by the island’s history, by the “violence of the landscape”, the “cruelty of the climate” and by the “monuments to the past, magnificent yet incomprehensible because not built by us.”
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