The rich and beautiful Apennine Peninsula basked in the warm sunshine of Southern Europe and caressed by the gentle sea breeze of the Mediterranean, is abundant in olives, lemons, wine, ham, and great beauties. The beauty we are talking about today, Queen Paola of Belgium, is Italian and was once hailed in the 1950s as one of the most beautiful women in Europe. She was also affectionately nicknamed "The Swan of the Apennines".
18 ноя 2023