Meet You At The Cala di Volpe – Costa Smeralda, Italy (English)

Meet You At The Cala di Volpe – Costa Smeralda, Italy (English)
Author

Andreas Augustin

Pages

88

Photographs
Illustrations

144

Leather-bound edition

No

Binding

Hardcover with dust jacket

Includes

2 postcards, 2 reading marks (HIS and HERS)

ISBN

3-900 692-16-5

Size/Weight

245 x 235 mm, 680 g

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Once upon a time – as so many fairy tales use to begin – an elegant prince came to the island of Sardinia in Italy and ... built the Cala di Volpe. This is the tale about one of the most famous hotels in the world, from its beginning to the present, from dusk to dawn. Its stars, its stories, the architecture and its interior, about paparazzi and gala nights, film crews and photographers, busy restaurants, splendid yachts and peaceful moments


Welcome back. The Cala di Volpe takes you in her arms like an old friend. Even if you have never been here before you’ll realise that the Cala di Volpe lends the proverbial „ideal world“ a body on earth.

Your room door opens into a tiny wonder-world. It could be a small stone staircase leading upstairs into an Aladdin-like cave of a room, opening onto an arched balcony commanding an exquisite view over the bay.

Some rooms are small by international standards, other rooms are large; not one room is alike. The suites are a fantastic collection of surprises, the guests of the rooftop suite have their own pool on the sun deck.

All the others have to consort with a saltwater pool so large that, once you arrive on the other side, you actually note that it took you some time to cross it. There is the beach, a fine 20 minutes morning walk away (or let the shuttle boat take you in 5 minutes). There is the sea, unlimited. And before you read any further, don’t bother. The secret of the Cala di Volpe is that there is none. Here you find no limits, no forbidden trespassing, no borders. If you want to do something, you do it. No STOP signs in your face.

You are surrounded by an international elite-team of waiters, chefs, receptionists, concierges, maids, back and front of the house staff. The best of the best. But haven’t we all heard enough of this hotel-catalogue praise? At the end it comes down to meticulous preparation, attention to the smallest details. Take your bathroom here at the Cala: the belts of the bathrobes are already in their loopholes.

That sums it up.

It’s so easy.

Thank you

AA

We thank
Marco Milocco and Bart Spoorenberg for their initiative.
Luciana Gullino for being there.
Robert Koren for his blessing.

Andrea Nissardi for his photographs and stories, Paolo Constanzi for keeping the archives of Nello di Salvo alive.
And now the small print: All historical data used in our research was selected and collated according to universally applicable principles. Our aim was to provide a general historical overview that should be as entertaining as possible. Therefore, this work does in no way claim to be complete.
The entire work including its cover, attached postcards and bookmarks is subject to copyright laws. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system. Any reproduction of any part of this book without express written permission from THE MOST FAMOUS HOTELS IN THE WORLD will be prosecuted without exception.
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Edited by Thomas Cane

Design by Ramazotti Michelangelo

Publisher's recommendations


Dear wonderful Readers; 

Days like this lead to endless hours at home, time for books, time to read and to prepare our next journeys. 

I recommend the new edition of HOTEL METROPOLE HANOI.

The first copies of THE HALF MOON TREASURY are being released – exclusively to our readers (and before its official launching date). 

We have released a reprint of our successful book THE WESTIN EXCLESIOR ROME, the most famous hotel on Via Veneto. 

The new edition of THE STRAND (Yangon,Myanmar) receives wonderful readers' feedback — thank you for your notes and mails. 

There is a hotel in Seefeld, Tyrol, Austria, which stands for all the fables and legends this little olympic village has to tell. It is called ASTORIA, and run by legendary hotelier Elisabeth Gürtler. Our new book SEEFELDER MINIATUREN - ASTORIA - A STORY - A LEGEND is available now – in this store. It is in German, only (for the time being).

Upon request, we dispatch all our books personally autographed (as you know).

Have a save journey!

Andreas Augustin

aa at famoushotels dot org

‘Wherever you go, try to stay at the most famous hotel, even if you can only afford the smallest room!'

Aristotle Onassis

1906–1975

Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men

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