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an unbelievably beautiful woman separat - ed from her husband by World War II, who is an object of lust and hatred among the locals due to her beauty. Was there any actress who could have better portrayed this character? No there wasn’t! Have you see everything in Italy if you haven’t been to Sicily? No you ha - ven’t! And when you arrive on this Medi - terranean island you won’t know what to visit first. The medieval town of Erica, with its Castello di Venere and Torretta Pepoli, the province of Agrigento, known as the Valley of the Temples, Mount Etna volca - no, which offers views of the whole of Sic - ily, Palermo, where you can bathe in the Tyrrhenian Sea and stop to admire Mon - reale Cathedral. Sicily is also home to the city of Syracuse, with its Temple of Apol - lo, but also the village of Corleone, where you can remind yourself of The Godfather...
of the Umbria region because it was close to her hometown, but also because of its reputation – Perugia is known as the stu - dent city with a cosmopolitan spirit. Visit the University, established in 1308, tour the Duomo Cathedral and Fontana Maggiore, check out the Etruscan Arch, dating back to the third century BC. Whichever time of year you visit Perugia, you won’t be mistak - en. During the summer it hosts the Umr- bia Jazz Festival, while during colder days it is home to the EuroChocolate Festival, which is considered the “tastiest” festival in Italy. Here you’re literally awaited by la dolce vita (the sweet life).
I’ve been living in France for a long time, but Italy is my country. The only passport I have is Italian, and that’s also the language I always speak with my daughters. They were born in Rome, so they speak without an accent, which was uvek razgovaram sa svojim ćerkama. Rođene su u Rimu, pa govore bez akcenta, što mi je oduvek bilo veoma važno Živela sam dugo u Francuskoj, ali Italija je moja zemlja. Jedini pasoš koji imam je italijanski, a to je i jezik kojim
Third stop MILAN
Monica’s quest to realise her dreams led her far from Perugia, straight to Milan, where she worked in modelling. Italy’s eco - nomic centre became the place of her first great successes. It didn’t take the fashion houses long to recognise her potential, and among the names she collaborated with was the duo Dolce & Gabbana, whose campaigns she still appears in today. Success, and par - ticularly success in Milan, is no negligible achievement, given that this city is consid- ered the capital of world fashion. You can guess that this city is a paradise for lovers of shopping! Leading to this paradise is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a shopping arcade that houses outlets of the world’s most prestigious brands. It’s not obligatory to familiarise yourself with new trends, but you mustn’t bypass Milan’s La Scala, the Te - atro alla Scala, the neoclassical 18 th century building that was designed by architect Gi- useppe Piermarini and is one of the world’s most famous opera houses. Whilst touring this city that has a history dating the times of ancient Rome, enjoy a delicious panzerot- ti and an obligatory aperitif (Italians don’t skip that), then continue on to Sforza Cas - tle. The former residence of the dynasty of the same name, it is today a museum and gallery. Of course, you cannot leave Milan without seeing the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which features Leonard da Vin- ci’s famous mural The Last Supper. Fourth stop: SICILY Monica’s next goal was to conquer act - ing. She appeared in Italian, French and American films, from Life With the Sons, The Apartment and Dobermann (in which she acted alongside her future husband, Vincent Cassel) to Malèna , which made her famous. Guiseppe Tornatore’s film is set in a fictional Sicilian village and depicts the life of local resident Maddalena Scordia,
Fifth stop ROME
The actress who played Mary Mag - dalene in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ visited this city both to attend its film festival and to promote the film Spectre, in which she played James Bond’s girlfriend ... at the age of 52! But also because all roads lead to Rome... for a million good reasons. Otherwise, this renowned Cleopatra star and multi-award winning actress was mar - ried to photographer Claudio Carlos Basso, engaged to actor Nicola Farron and then mar - ried to Vincent Cassel, with whom she has two daughters, Léonie and Deva. She has been officially single for years, while unof - ficially she walks the streets of Rome with a mystery man... Sixth stop VENICE It was in Venice in 2016 that Monica, along with director Emir Kusturica and ac - tress Sloboda Mićalović Ćetković, attended the 73 rd ‘Mostra’ film festival to promote the film On the Milky Road. She returned to this city, just like everyone who’s visit - ed it at least once. That’s because it’s inev - itable that you will fall in love with Venice while you ride along the Grand Canal in a gondola, and while you are left breathless at the church of Santa Maria della Salute, which connects the canal and San Marco Bay. You will certainly sigh on the Bridge of Sighs, which once connected the new and old wings of Venice Prison and where lov - ers still kiss today. It was from there that Casanova once escaped, crossing bridges and canals to reach St Mark’s Basilica... Un - forgettable.
Šesta stanica VENECIJA U Veneciji je Monika 2016. sa re- diteljem Emirom Kusturicom i Slobo- dom Mićalović Ćetković na 73. Mo- stri promovisala film Na Mlečnom putu. Gradu se vraćala, kao što se vraćaju svi koji ga bar jednom pose- te. Jer zaljubite se neminovno u Ve- neciju dok gondolama putujete Ve- likim kanalom, stane vam dah kod Crkve Santa Marija dela Salute koja spaja Kanal i zaliv Svetog Marka. Uz- dahnućete sigurno na Mostu uzdaha na kojem se danas ljube zaljubljeni, a nekada je spajao novo i staro krilo venecijanskog zatvora. Odatle je jed- nom bežao Kazanova, preko mosto- va, kanalima do Crkve Svetog Mar- ka... Nezaboravno.
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