And the Ponza adventure continues..

Also my family was very satisfied by their trip to the Ponza island. They stayed in a lovely B&B with a spectacular view, take a look!

One evening my mother, while swiping some vine and enjoying the marvellous sunset on the terrace, spotted a fashion show of a private party in a villa right down in the valley (Ponza is mostly mountainous). After she told me about it I googled a little and I found three or two editorials of the house, where the fashion show was held. Turns out that the villa belongs to Mrs Silvia Venturini Fendi herself! For the record, ladies and gentleman, we are having to do with the woman who created one of the biggest It-Bags of all time, “the Fendi Baguette”! I was so excited for having discovered this hidden pearl! You know I go crazy for special houses! And I found some good material for a possible up-coming "An early morning wake-up with.." post.

The B&B's entrance.



The terrace.



Ponza "streets".
For any information about the B&B (75 euros per night for two) on Ponza island write me on:
iamthrilling@gmail.com
or
mvmbdicesare@gmail.com.




I anticipate you of some of the shoots of editorials I found.
The photographer who did the best editorial is one of my favourite of all time. I will write you about her more in the next post.




These are taken from her personal blog and so they weren't published on the magazined. I'm a big backtsage shoot lover - no matter what the quality is, they alwas look much liver and vibrant thant the final result. (Check out the posts of back-stage shoots of Campari Calendar 2010 and 2011)



















I can't recognize all the people on this shoot but on the extreme right there is Silvia Venturini Fendi and the others should be her sister and daughters. (correct me if I'm wrong).

To be continued...

Alessandra's B&B

THE FIRST ROOM.

This is the Bed and breakfast Alessandre has (she's the owner of the cottage too). The rooms are really lovely and the aura of the place is really relaxing. There are four rooms in total, but as the quality of other pictures wasn't so good, here are only two of them. Enjoy!

I liked the soft colour and dark furniture elements combination.

You can see the balcony (where served the breakfast) from the window.



I liked the cupboard so much.

THE BALCONY

This is the balcony, seen from the corridor. On the left is the entrance to the first room.

THE SECOND ROOM

This room was my favourite, it is small but so nice at the same time!





This wall covered with paintings made illusionally the whole room look larger, a really clever solution.

THE NATURE

Casa Alessandra

As I already wrote about the Riviera Ulisse, here is a mysterious house we found with my mom, right near the National Park, in a magical and a bit spooky forest. Practically there is a Bed and Breakfast, in the big house where the family lives, and a small cottage, built and designed by the owners themselves.

The House

The main house is so cozy and warm, thanks to the use of wood, rock and warm colours.


Fulled with many, too many tiny little objects and precious souveniers collected all around the world gives the interiors a bit gypsy-like impression, tasty although.


I liked the fact that the house was full of different plants, it gave the whole thing a very fresh look.

A nice porcelain collection.

And ofcourse, the black witchy cat fits just perfectly in with the whole ambient.

The Cottage

And then, there's the cottage. It's all covered with green- I love how the cromatics of grey rock and tree section melt together. The terrace on more levels is a clever solution, as the whole space seems more vibrant and bigger.


Big windows manage to illuminate the rooms as much as it's possible, as the house is all covered with trees.


The yellow touch gives the whole room a very serene air. And the presence of a smooth touch of arabic style gives the living-room that cool marrocco-like lounge air, which is so typical for the mediterranean villas. In the evening it's definetelly very romantic, with a warm candle-light and good lounge music (a la Cafe del Mar).



The Garden

Outside, between the two houses, there's a huge terrace where you can enjoy romantic intimate dinner or a nice crowdy cocktail party. Infact they often throw some very exclusive v.i.p parties with some of the most famous italian actors and showbiz-men.


The use of the small details is what makes the house and the garden so special and cute, for example the lanterns hung up on the wall, or all the small flower pots.


And once in a while some small, empty, totally new boats flow near their bridge- not bad, huh?



For renting the cottage or staying at B&B email: mvmbdicesare@gmail.com
Photos by me.