Villa d'Este

Courtesy Villa d’Este


“The precise location of heaven on earth

has never been established but it may very well be right here.”

~Herb Caen

If you love to read about romance, intrique, celebrities and palatial gradeur, take a look at the history of Villa d’Este. My favorite drawing is titled, “The Long and the Short of the Tale or the Whole of the Concern” on page 3. Imagine a hotel with a history that includes a woman building a simulated fortress and tower (which remain standing today) for her Napoleonic General lover, so he would not “suffer nostalgia” for warfare!

Villa d'Este

Courtesy Villa d’Este

– The Gourmet Review

 

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