Baccheschi Berti and his wife, Aurora, preside over one of the more eccentric and thoroughgoing fairy-tale environments you will ever rent a night in.

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His past criminal history involving break-ins certainly made him worthy of more study, but no one was inclined to pursue his tale.

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Then, in one of the more bizarre twists in this itinerant choreographer's tale, Mr Galili learnt how to cut and shape poodles' hair for rich poodle-owners.

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