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Genoa: Romance and revolution | 24 comments (24 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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Clearly my affection for the city is far from perfetto :-)

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Fri Feb 20th, 2009 at 09:50:08 AM EST
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I forgot to include this relevant fact about the site where Strada Nouva, the street of palaces, was built:


This area known as the Maddalena had, at least since the 14th century, been enclosed for the use of prostitutes ...


Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Fri Feb 20th, 2009 at 10:00:13 AM EST
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