24.11.10

heaven on earth


 recently i got an e-mail from t-brain
entitled
"ohhhh look at this..."

(which often happens after she's flipped through her monthly vogue)

and the
link
stopped me
in
my
tracks

once
 a private estate owned by
celebrated italian director
now
a luxury hotel
in one of my favorite spots
in the
whole world -
positano, italy.

when zeffirelli's biographer,
david sweetman,
once travelled out
 to meet him,
he later recounted:

"eventually,
some ancient servant let me in,
and I was shown on to this opera set.
i've never seen anything like it.
it seemed, just possibly,
the most beautiful
place on earth."

i'd have to agree.

******
the grounds are spectacular
with breathtaking
views






&
the three-villa estate
is decorated much the
same way it was
when
the likes of
sir laurence olivier, maria callas &
elizabeth taylor


were guests. (she looks a little like my sister)



(i love the lobster fabric)


(and the chevron tiled floor)





the biggest suite -
named after zeffirelli himself,
is much as it was when he moved out...






i'm especially enchanted by
the bathrooms -

an old bread oven was
converted into a
shower



and the tilework
&
views
are
inspirational








******

el jeffe and i spent a
wonderful
fifteenth anniversary
 in positano
at 

maybe 
for or
twentieth?


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