Literature is baked into the very fabric of Europe. That’s because generations of writers have walked the streets of its towns and cities, writing and conversing in small and large houses, cafés, and

FROM A CONVERTED BANK WITH A SPA IN ITS VAULT TO A NILE CRUISE THAT ESCHEWS THE CROWDS, THIS IS TRAVEL, ELEGANTLY DONE

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It’s always a thrill to explore new places, especially those that are lesser known by British tourists. Like many others, we have visited the northern Italian hotspots in Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-R

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In a dim, claustrophobic room, I’m confronted by a ten-foot sphere, comprising more than 1,000 small speakers – like some vast, unblinking eye. I step inside and gradually, one after another, the spea