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            The legendary Fiat 500 Spiaggina                                                                                                                                                 Claiming pride of place on the sandy shores
                                                                                                                  © POPPERFOTO/ GETTY IMAGES/ IDEAL IMAGE
            Carrozzeria Boano, which truly                                                                                                        DOME S MIR AMARE’S GL AMOUR                of Moraitika on Corfu’s sheltered east coast,
            sparked the beach car craze of the                                                                                                                                               Miramare was conceived as a lovesong to the
            1960s. Only two were ever made: one                                                                                       Legend and Legacy
            for Gianni Agnelli, head of Fiat, and                                                                                                                                            area’s crystalline turquoise waters, lush hills and
            one for Aristotle Onassis. Pictured,                                                                                                                                             tranquil, spellbinding atmosphere. Inspired by
            Onassis taking guests, including                                                                                                                                                 this splendour, members of the Onassis family
            former British Prime Minister Winston
            Churchill, on a sightseeing trip.                                                                                                                                                built the resort in the 1960s as an exclusive
                                                                                                                                                                                             retreat for the world’s elite – state leaders and
                                                                                                                                                                                             aristocrats, socialites and jet setters, tycoons and
                                                                                                                                                                                             Hollywood stars – to escape into beauty, elegance




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