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Word: portoferraio (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2007-2007
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...relaxing farm holiday in one of the nine peasant cottages among the vines and olive groves. The decor is rustic - simple furniture and no mod cons - but each cottage has a small garden and access to a quiet beach with mesmerizing views of the medieval walled town of Portoferraio. It's also here that John Le Carré set part of his best-selling novel, The Constant Gardener, and in his author's note he urges readers to visit: "There is even an oil room [once used for crushing olives, now for wine tastings] where those in search of life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elba Room | 5/1/2007 | See Source »

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