11.04Feel the Romance at Villa d’Este | Video Tour
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“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!
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– The Gourmet Review
May 15th, 2012 at 2:28 am
[…] Primavera (with spring vegetables) is one of the popular risottos prepared at Villa d’Este by Executive Chef Luciano Parolari. Throughout the world, Chef Parolari has been known as the […]