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

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We never find out if the romance worked out, but her relationship with Paris has continued to this day. And although she made her name on TV as a classicist, the 55-year-old historian, author and broadcaster’s new series is much more of a travel show, albeit with plenty of history and culture thrown in. Beautiful scenery but, we've seen it all before and, she doesn't tell you anything you couldn't have read online or in a holiday brochure. Stopping off at some of the finest cities in Europe she immerses herself – and the viewers - in the art and the culture, the music, the scenery and the food that feed our minds and fuel our senses. These legendary joints offer up a smorgasbord of mouthwatering indulgences, and one epic dish will be inducted into the Pig Out Hall of Fame.

He declared, "I’ve loved women to a frenzy" and he brought his driving passion to everything he did from romance to his writing.Just like the 'grand tourists' of the 18th century, historian Bettany Hughes travels deeper into Italy to uncover fine food and culture. From there, she checks into five-star boutique L’Hotel – playwright Oscar Wilde spent his final days before his death in 1900 here and it now has a cosy cocktail bar named after him. Here, she also discovers how the lakes inspired artists like Paul Cézanne (he described it as a scene one might expect to find in ‘the albums of young lady travellers’), and provided a haven for Queen Victoria, whose first land purchase on the continent was in Aix-les-Bains.

just watched Paris - Rome and its a fabulously interesting programme and Bettany is a very good presenter. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Babygirl' is the new type of man that everyone loves - from Barry Keoghan to Jacob Elordi (although nobody can quite agree what it means!Bettany motors down (in a gorgeous 2CV, of course) to the charming town of Annecy whose position, surrounded by rivers and nestling in the foothills of the Alps, means it’s also known as 'the Venice of the Alps’. The monarch would also slip off to a neighbouring town under a pseudonym to take the waters, enjoying a rare moment of anonymity. Then it's on to Lake Como where famous figures from Napoleon to George Clooney have sought sanctuary. Over the past 20 years, Professor Bettany Hughes has made historical documentary programmes about Troy, Athens, Egypt, Rome, Alexandria, The Nile and Pompeii, linking the past to the modern-day world.

Woman tells how she comforted boy, 15, after he and friend, 16, were stabbed to death in Bristol - as tributes are paid to latest victims of Britain's knife crime epidemic: 'I held teen as he lay dying. Get ready for a whistle-stop tour of cultural and culinary delights through some of Europe’s most beautiful places.In this delightful travel documentary series historian Bettany Hughes follows in their footsteps, visiting such wonders as the museums of Paris and Rome, the canals of Venice, the cuisine of Florence and Milan and the glorious vistas of the Amalfi coast. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Bettany explores Florence, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, and studies one of her favourite paintings, Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus.