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

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Queen Victoria, despite all the pressures of state, had found out what truly made life good for her – art, relaxation and being surrounded by beauty. Bettany Hughes follows in the footsteps of 18th century aristocrats going on a Grand Tour as she travels through France and Italy to see how travel, the arts and culture and the finest foods can enrich and inspire our lives. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed. With special access to the world’s most-visited museum, The Louvre, Bettany comes face-to-face with the Venus de Milo, the ancient Greek sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period, sometime between 150 and 125 BC.

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In fact if they showed some of these programs at the cinema on a big screen in HD I would pay to see them.In the 18th century, those seeking culture and an artistic education would take a ‘grand tour’, exploring Europe’s rich heritage and cuisine. Now historian Bettany Hughes is following in the footsteps of these 'grand tour' explorers and delving into the finest that Paris has to offer in this travel documentary. Bettany then breakfasts at the famous literary haven Le Deux Magots in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, before taking part in the great Parisian institution of lunch at an haute-cuisine bistro, where she discovers the city’s gastronomic delights.