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Christmas around the world

At Stanfords, we’re lucky enough to work together with people from all over the world. From burning shepherds, and carps in the bath to an ugly old woman who leaves presents, here a few of us share how we celebrate Christmas when we’re back home…

The John Simpson Interview

John Simpson, the renowned BBC world affairs editor,visited Stanfords in London to discuss his new book - Not Quite World’s End. John has graced our screens for 40 years in a career that has seen him reporting from the front line in various war-torn parts of the world...

Italy - Tuscany

The glories of Tuscany are too well known to be repeated by me, but from my time in southern Tuscany this summer, I have a few personal highlights and recommendations. We were based near Arezzo and the Piero della Francesca trail.

Italy - Venice

With the millions of tourists that flood Venice each year it is easy to think that all of its attractions are overwhelmed by the crowds, but even at high season it is surprising how few venture to some of the most rewarding sights. My personal favourites include the Scuola Grande di San Rocco for Tintoretto's monumental series of...

Italy - Bologna

Bologna la Dotta, la Grassa, la Rossa - Bologna the Learned, the Opulent, the Red. This is how Bologna is commonly referred to in Italy and never were such nicknames better deserved...

Italy - Naples

Naples' fame as a dangerous place is quite undeserved these days. You just need to know which areas of town you need to avoid even in daylight and always, always keep an eye on open windows you pass under on New Year's Eve.

Italy - Brindisi

Sitting on the boot's heel of long-legged Italy is Brindisi, one of the three main towns of the Salento peninsula. Moving south, Italy changes, everything is different - the light is different, the language is different and the sea is different - deeper, open, Italian, Greek, Mediterranean.

Italy - Amalfi Coast

Capri is like a big rock off the coast of the Penisola Sorrentina and the landscape of the island has a strong verticality, with anything man-made clinging desperately from the grey rocks over a turquoise sea...

Italy - Venice

The only cigarette shop that stayed open till late in the whole of Venice was inside the café next to La Fenice theatre. In June, during the summer exams session Silvia, my inseparable friend and study pal, and I would go on studying and revising till late. We would stop at midnight and go out for a walk.

Italy - Sicily

Sicily offers a wonderfully rich and varied holiday, from the wealth of architecture to the striking landscape and Mediterranean food and wine. Several historical epochs have left an imprint on the island's architecture.

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