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title: VILLA TREVILLE (The Hospitality Collection)
description: "Subtitle: PositanoAuthor: Govind Friedland - Nicky SwallowPublisher: Assouline"
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date: 2026-07-23
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# VILLA TREVILLE (The Hospitality Collection)

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Perched above the Tyrrhenian Sea on a secluded cliff overlooking **Positano**, **Villa Treville** is one of the world’s most exclusive boutique hotels. *Villa Treville Positano* offers readers an exclusive look into this **legendary Amalfi Coast escape**, from its origins as a retreat for the Duchess of Villarosa to its transformation under the artistic eye of renowned Italian film and opera director **Franco Zeffirelli**, who purchased the villa in the 1960s as a private estate before it became a luxury hotel in 2009. Through his vision, Zeffirelli shaped the **eighteenth-century property** into what he referred to as his *dream world* with **opulent interiors** featuring theatrical designs akin to his lavish sets, with props from La Scala and The Metropolitan Opera, as well as his own collection of priceless **antiques and objets**. Among more recent additions from Treville’s current owner, Govind Friedland, are multiple **terraces, hidden pools, a beach club** and the renovation of **several villas on site**, as well as the Dr. Barbara Sturm-helmed spa and the restoration of the iconic *Salone Bianco*, now the *Bianca Bar*.

Co-written by noted travel journalist Nicky Swallow and Govind Friedland himself, the title features **rare historical imagery and insider stories**, highlighting the hotel’s singular design, eighteen levels of **cascading gardens** and past as bolt hole to the likes of **Coco Chanel, Elizabeth Taylor** and **Richard Burton, Maria Callas, Rudolf Nureyev and Liza Minnelli**. In *Villa Treville Positano* check in to a volume for hotel and Italy lovers alike that effectively captures what Zeffirelli’s biographer called *just possibly, the most beautiful place on Earth*.

Edizione: 2026