
Things to do in the Dordogne: memorable days out
- By Simpson Travel
- 02 Sept 2019
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Silvana Bonelli, owner and manager of Masseria Le Torri describes the hotel’s traditional cookery class with the incomparable Lucrezia. Read more >
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