CATEGORY DESCRIPTION
-(l)-luxury hotel Property type - hotel, villa Aaa 4 diamonds, mobil 4 stars, michelin 5 stars, 4 Stars Close your eyes and dream. imagine a moor palace With spires, an Internal architecture which reflects the stately Home of an emirate - elegant damask engravings, Horseshoe arches,affrescoed ceilings in turquoise Resembling the mosques of the magic orient. gazing At this fascinating palace, we perceive neither Sand dunes nor the aromas and colors of an oriental Bazaar but another magical setting appears clearly Through the larch woods, that of lake orta. we are In the heart of piemont, not far from malpensa, Milan s international airport, and this Fairytale-like villa which seems to have been Transported. As if by magic from the scenes of the arabian Knights, is in fact The realization of dream by someone who loved the Irresistible Beauty of the orient. his name was cristoforo Benigno crespi from Miran. he became a successful trader in cotton with The aid of a Broker friend, buying and selling in persia. Charmed by bagdad in 1879, he built a moor villa on land near the lake Where he had Spent his childhood. during the thirties villa Crespi was sold to The marquis fracassi of torre rossano where it Became a sojour for poets and industrialists Alike, princesses and monarchs Umberto di savoia were frequent visitors there. At the end of the eighties, after becoming a place Of spiritual Worship for a few years, it was transformed by its Present owner Into an exclusive four-star hotel where nature, Art, and history Have become entwined to leave its guest with Unforgettable Memories. 120 years after its creation villa Crespi, after a Period of restyling, re-opens under management of The primatesta Family. cinzia primatesta personally runs the hotel Together with Her highly qualified staff, who all have experience In working in First class hotels.
Ornately carved in the islamic style, Villa Crespi is some sort of Knights' palace. the villa has opened its doors as an exclusive hotel, restoring the rich interior colours and furnishing the luxurious bedrooms with four-poster beds and 19th-century paintings. For all this exoticism, the acclaimed cuisine is thoroughly Mediterranean and the wine list includes the best from Italy and France.
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