Villa Isabella, now Hotel Laurin, is one of the most well-preserved examples of art nouveau in Italy and offers a perfect blend of history and contemporary comfort. Surrounded by a charming garden with sweet-smelling flowerbeds, the Laurin offers a beautiful view on Garda Lake. The villa was built at the[…]
Hotel Villa Flori stands in a splendid panoramic position between Como and Cernobbio on the first basin of Lake Como. Facing directly on the water, the villa immersed in its centuries-old park offers a breathtaking view of the lake and the mountains that surround it. Villa Flori reveals itself just[…]
The house of ceramics is located in the building designed by Mario Renzi in 1927 in Prati delle Vittorie neighborhood. It is building that has the typical characteristics of the “Roman baroque” here more tending towards the liberty. The history of the house is closely linked to the arts, so[…]
Hurlevent Il murmure entre les sapinsIl parle entre les cognassiersIl crie entre les feuilles du châtaignierIl hurle entre les branches du hêtre rougeDans le Couloury, le vent hurle à Hurlevent entre les fougères et les rosiers.Une villa sous des airs de chaumière, aux murs couverts de tableaux divers; un jardin,[…]
The name Borro, which probably meant a chasm or gorge in Tuscan dialect, was originally that of a fortress built to defend a strategic area crossed by stretches of the Clodia and Cassia, two important Roman roads. It was for this very reason that control of Il Borro was for so long[…]
Boscoforte is a house immersed in the wood which has a perfect atmosphere for study purposes. It was built in 1960 by Luigi Vietti with big glass windows and this makes the immersion in the environment even deeper. The house enjoys a wonderful view on the Maggiore Lake and in the distance[…]
The Casale del Duca overlooks the gentle Marche hills, in front of Urbino of which it enjoys a beautiful overview. Its construction is very antique and dates back to the Renaissance period when Duke Federico da Montefeltro was the undisputed lord of the area. The house is peculiar in respect[…]
Il Paradiso di Frassina is a winery in Montalcino, where Mozart music plays amid the rows of Sangiovese vines and in its seventeenth-century cellars, where they refine the Brunello, a young Rosso di Montalcino and a blend of 12 grapes. The wines are born from the development of the ‘phonobiological’[…]
The Pianciano property, 12 km from Spoleto, extends through olive groves – resembling an antique lace cloth – which dates back to the XVII century. At the far end stands the seventeenth century Villa Paradiso di Pianciano, shrouded in the quietness of century-old cypresses and, across the valley, the medieval[…]
In the XIX century Il Roccolo was a small house used for bird-hunting, then it was expanded to become a residence. Situated on a hill overlooking the Lake of Varese, with a view on Campo dei Fiori, Monte Rosa and Monviso, it is a peaceful and silent place, perfect for[…]
