L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare
L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare
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Silvia Marchetti
Silvia Marchetti

Updated: 6:15pm, 26 Apr, 2021

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L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare
L’Isola delle Femmine, a rocky islet off the Italian island of Sicily owned by Countess Paola Pilo Bacci, where she finds solitude and artistic inspiration. Photo: Romolini Immobiliare
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