{"id":157621,"date":"2025-11-06T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libreriadelmare.it\/negozio\/splendido-matthew-bell-9781649805164\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:05:27","slug":"splendido-the-hospitality-collection-matthew-bell-9781649805164","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/libreriadelmare.it\/en\/shop\/splendido-the-hospitality-collection-matthew-bell-9781649805164\/","title":{"rendered":"Splendido (The Hospitality Collection)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A charming seaside village, <strong>Portofino<\/strong> has remained an enduring favorite among the jet set for over a century. Its secret? <strong><em>Splendido<\/em><\/strong>. Opened in 1902, this <strong>legendary hotel<\/strong> has welcomed icons such as Ava Gardner, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Denzel Washington, Madonna and Beyonc&eacute;, to name just a few. Despite its<strong> high-profile guest list<\/strong>, Portofino is the epitome of <em>La dolce vita<\/em>, a spirit mirrored in the hotel itself. Once a <strong>Sixteenth-Century Benedictine monastery<\/strong>, <em>Splendido<\/em> has been beautifully updated for the twenty-first century by <strong>Belmond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, <strong>interior designer Martin Brudnizki and landscape designer Marco Bay<\/strong> renovated the hotel reviving its rich heritage. Whether it is the opening of the vibrant <strong>Bar Baratta Sedici<\/strong> or the addition of the first permanent <strong>Dior Spa<\/strong> in Italy, Belmond has ensured a new era of splendor at <em>Splendido<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Splendido: The Radiant Stage of Portofino <\/em>is organized in thematic chapters, the many facets of the property come to life through Matthew Bell&rsquo;s <strong>informative prose and the sumptuous imagery<\/strong> by various photographers. 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