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

tre villa --

once
 a private estate owned by

celebrated italian director

franco zeffirelli

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 

le sirenuse

maybe 

tre ville

for or

twentieth?

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