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Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni hoteles hotels la persistencia del lujo GRAND HOTEL LAS MEJORES VISTAS AL LAGO DE COMO, EN ITALIA, SE OBTIENEN DESDE LAS VENTANAS DE ESTE DECIMONÓNICO HOTEL, SITUADO EN LA LOCALIDAD DE BELLAGIO, QUE REABRE SUS INSTALACIONES VILLA SERBELLONI RECUPERANDO LA INSPIRACIÓN PARA LA BUENA VIDA. the persistence of luxury THE BEST VIEWS OF LAKE COMO ARE FROM THE WINDOWS OF THIS 19TH-CENTURY HOTEL, IN THE ITALIAN TOWN OF BELLAGIO. IT IS REOPENING AS AN INVITATION TO THE GOOD LIFE. TEXTO Y FOTOS TEXT AND PHOTOS PEDRO GRIFOL 36 37 El lago de Como visto a través de uno de los cristales del hotel. Lake Como as seen through one of the hotel’s windows. n la región de Lombardía (Italia), al final de las cuencas que for- man las montañas alpinas, se encuentra el lago de Como, un pa- raíso terrenal que encarna a la perfección la simbiosis entre la belleza natural y la belleza recreada. Posiblemente fue el paisaje de fondo del cuadro de la Gioconda… y después el escenario de algunas películas de James Bond. Allí, el clasicismo y la vanidad de los palacetes que salpican sus orillas forman la verdadera idio- sincrasia de este jardín de las delicias italiano. Atraídos por la belleza del paisaje, llegaron a Bellagio –invitados por las familias que construyeron las magníficas mansiones– li- teratos como Byron y Flaubert, filósofos comoN ietzche y músicos como Rossini, Ver- di y Listz. Todos quedaron fascinados por la tranquilidad sobrecogedora del lugar. ECon los años, las villas palaciegas han ido cambiando de propietarios: Villa Fontanelle fue adquirida por Gianni Versace, donde vivió hasta su triste desaparición; Milva, la diva de la canción italiana, vive en Villa Candemartori; Villa Casinelle pasó de manos del duque de Windsor a las del polifacético magnate Richard Branson; y Villa Oleana la compró el actor George Clooney. En 1850, la familia Frizzoni construyó la impactante n northern Italy’s Lombardy region, close to the Alps, is Lake Como, a mansión que ahora alberga el Grand Hotel Villa Ser- paradise and perfect blend of natural and man-made beauty. Perhaps belloni. El edificio ha sido reproducido en la capital this was the landscape that appears in the background of Leonardo’s del juego norteamericana, Las Vegas, por un empre- Mona Lisa, and it was later the setting for parts of some James Bond sario que quedó prendado del original y al que ha Imovies. The classic, coquettish small palaces on the banks of the lake bautizado como Hotel Bellagio de Las Vegas. provide the perfect touch to this Italian garden of delights. La lista de huéspedes incluye príncipes rusos de Attracted by the beauty of the landscape –and in some cases invited otros tiempos, miembros de la realeza europea, la by the owners of these magnificent mansions– writers like Byron familia Rothschild, el presidente Roosevelt, Chur- and Flaubert began to arrive, as did the philosopher Nietzsche and chill, los Kennedy; y también a míticas estre- composers such as Rossini, Verdi and Liszt. They all fell under 38 39 Las habitaciones conservan el ambiente señorial de antaño. The rooms preserve the old aristocratic air. llas del cine como Maria Schell, the spell of the imposing peace of the place. contain period furniture, closets in Clark Gable y Cary Grant. Over the years the palaces have had different owners. Villa Fontanelle was the Imperial style, Murano lamps, La quinta generación de herederos de acquired by fashion designer Gianni Versace, who lived there until his untimely and there is a large swimming pool Gianfranco Bucher, un magnate de los death. The popular Italian singer Milva lives in Villa Candemartori. Villa Casinelle with balconies over the lake: a stay grandes establecimientos hoteleros has been owned by the Duke of Windsor and entrepreneur Richard Branson, while here is unforgettable. The hotel has europeos, regenta y preserva el lujo Villa Oleana was purchased by actor George Clooney. recently been refurbished, but without de este precioso hotel. Habitaciones In 1850, the Frizzoni family built the mansion that today houses the Grand Hotel losing its age-old charm. Every night decoradas con muebles de época, ar- Villa Serbelloni. When a Las Vegas businessman fell in love with it, he reproduced a formally attired trio –piano, violin marios estilo imperio, lámparas de Mu- the building in the gambling capital of the United States and called it Hotel and bass– provide dinner music. The rano y una gran piscina con balconada Bellagio of Las Vegas. guests include people who have been Entre sus clientes, los actores Otto al lago mantienen la excelencia de una Among its illustrious guests have been Russian princes and European royals, in coming here for years as well as others Fischer y María Schell, y el presidente estancia inolvidable. El hotel acaba de addition to members of the Rothschild family, president Roosevelt, Churchill, the attracted by the fame of the hotel who de los EE UU, Franklin D. Roosevelt. reformar sus instalaciones para per- Kennedys... And also film stars like Maria Schell, Clark Gable and Cary Grant. are enjoying its charms for the first Among the clients: actors Otto feccionar sus servicios y adaptarlos a This lovely hotel is today managed by the fifth generation the family of European time. Fischer and Maria Schell (left) and las exigencias técnicas de hoy en hotel magnate Gianfranco Bucher, who preserve all its luxury. The rooms Topping off all this luxury, chef US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. 40 41 La localidad de Bellagio es un buen lugar para ir de compras. The town of Bellagio is a good place for shopping. día... pero sin perder la atmósfera de siempre, como la música que ofrece to- Ettore Bocchia presents his das las noches un trío de piano, violín y contrabajo –rigurosamente de frac–, que “molecular” Italian cuisine in the ameniza la cena de los clientes de siempre, aquellos que repiten su estancia año hotel’s restaurant: he has made his tras año, y también la de los huéspedes que, atraídos por la fama del hotel, disfru- kitchen into something of an tan por primera vez de estas apacibles veladas. experimental laboratory that has El broche de oro lo pone el chef Ettore Bocchia, artífice de la cocina molecular italia- earned him a Michelin star. Each day na, que dirige el restaurante del hotel. Sus novedosas prácticas culinarias requieren he creates a new taste sensation. Each de la ciencia para convertir la cocina en un laboratorio experimental que le ha valido night guests enjoy the delicious una estrella Michelin. Cada día, una nueva sensación en el paladar. Y cada noche, el indolence of Villa Serbelloni in disfrute de la deliciosa indolencia del Villa Serbelloni de Bellagio. Bellagio. 42.
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