Phaeton

Grotto

Palazzo Peschiere

Genoa

The Grotto, an artificial cave at the bottom of the garden, complete with real stalagmites and stalagtites cemented in. The coloured stonework is a specialty of Genovese craftsmen

Dickens and Family at the Villa di Bella Vista

Photograph and text by Philip V. Allingham.

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