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Mark Radcliffe on Rome: 'I found it utterly seductive'

The broadcaster, musician and writer reminisces on his best ever holiday – a long overdue first trip to Rome

I’d never been to Italy until 1997, when I was in the process of being sacked from the Radio 1 breakfast show with Marc Riley. We’d planned to present the show in Rome when England played Italy in a World Cup qualifier, and I think they let us go almost as a farewell gift. We took our wives and we were somewhat demob happy.

Bella knew Rome because she’d lived there for a year as an au pair, and speaks Italian, so she showed me round and I just thought it was the most spectacularly stunning city. Unlike Paris, which is pretty spread out, Rome is pretty tight and I just found it extraordinarily exciting to see so many sights I was familiar with from films and photos. It got under my skin straight away, which is unusual for me – it really takes somewhere special for me to feel at home when I’m on holiday.

Related: 'I travel to feel a sense of wonder. How about you?'

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