Sleep One of the most characterful choices on the south coast, Little Arches was once a Mediterranean-style mansion, and now has 10 rooms with tropical decor, terracotta floors and local pottery.

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From Alsace Sylvaner to Altesse from Savoy, Arneis in Piedmont, Scheurebe from Germany and Pigato in Liguria (and more), I found characterful wines that were as distinctive as they were well-priced.

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Built in 1925, it has a characterful atmosphere.

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There are still rumblings in the Pakistan camp about Stuart Broad's flash of ill temper at Edgbaston to the extent that he is now being blamed for causing the fracture to Zulqarnain Haider's finger that has forced the characterful wicketkeeper to return home.

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