The best way to approach BELO HORIZONTE is from the south, over the magnificent hills of the Serra do EspinhaÁo, on a road that winds back and forth before finally cresting a ridge where the entire city is set out before you. It's a...
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The limestone hills of the White Peaks are riddled with water-worn cave systems, best explored in the four show caves within walking distance of CASTLETON , ten miles northeast of Buxton. It's an agreeable small town, overlooked by Mam Tor,...
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GENOA ( Genova in Italian) is the most winding, incoherent of cities, the most entangled topographical ravel in the world. So said Henry James, and the city is still marvellously eclectic, full of pace and rough-edged style....
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