A Comeback for Italian Glamour ; (1) Here Comes Summer (2) with Its Dramatic Scenery and Sandy Beaches, Sicily Is the Med in a Nutshell
Evening Standard - London › May 19, 2004
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IN Sicily, they have the oldest bikini-wearing babes in the world. Not the 20th century bikini, named after the atoll - on this island, two-piece swimsuits were in vogue back in AD400, as shown by the shapely girls on the mosaics near Piazza Armerina. It's a look that would pass muster today - and proof that Sicily has been a place for summer holidays for close on two millennia.
Suddenly, Sicily - and especially Taormina, now accessible by new BA flights to Catania - is hip. The Fifties fashions that are sweeping our high streets were made for the seductive, slightly retro glamour of Taormina's evening passeggiata, where the bar of choice, Mocambo, even sounds like a Fifties dance-step.See the full content of this document
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A Comeback for Italian Glamour ; (1) Here Comes Summer (2) with Its Dramatic Scenery and Sandy Beaches, Sicily Is the Med in a Nutshell
If we're going to look like Audrey Hepburn and Ava Gardner, then where better than at their old hangout, the glorious San Domenico Palace. Staying there this summer - unless they've checked into the ev...
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