{"id":1950,"date":"2013-09-27T23:40:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T13:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travel.lewisdrafting.com.au\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2013-10-13T04:57:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-12T18:57:43","slug":"la-villa-piedmont-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/?p=1950","title":{"rendered":"La Villa, Piedmont, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am spending a week here at La Villa Hotel ……A\u00a0 hidden gem set in a stunning location\u00a0 surrounded by vineyards,
\nrolling Piemontese countryside, and framed by the Alps beyond.\u00a0 Built in 1600, La Villa has been transformed into a stylish and
\nchic retreat\u00a0 with a unique atmosphere – more like staying with friends than in a boutique hotel.<\/p>\n

Piedmont is the birthplace of the Slow Food Movement and is renowned throughout the world for the\u00a0quality of its food, the huge range of cheeses and hams, the flavours of its\u00a0 chocolate and coffee and, above all, its wines and famous white truffle. PLUS SO MUCH MORE !!!!<\/p>\n

I am having so much fun, cooking, exploring the local markets for food to cook, the back alleys for interesting shops and getting lost. The Italians are so helpful and friendly.<\/p>\n

I will keep this post short as I am about to have a massage…… life’s tough.<\/p>\n

\"Valli<\/a>
Valli Little and I… she is a lovely person. Very gentle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Last<\/a>
Last night at a local restaurant…. from left,Michelle, Kerry, Glenda (these 3 New Zealanders picked me up from Milan airport and brought me down with them to La Villa), chef Martin Teplitzky\u00a0(son of Gretta\u00a0Anna Teplitzky) and Valli Little.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Great massages !!!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The rooms are beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"There<\/a>
There are fourteen rooms at La Villa and each one is unique.
By changing as little of the old structure as possible, the rooms – six suites, seven doubles and one single \u2013 have retained their original features and sense of history whilst still offering all the modern comforts demanded by our sophisticated lifestyles. Some have claw foot baths, others walk-in showers. Some are with terraces or private balconies. Yet every one is light, spacious and with its own special charm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It is grape picking time right now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunset<\/a>
Sunset at La Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The entrance to La Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mario<\/a>
Mario our truffle hunter and Rex his dog, who ate more than we got. He was quick and naughty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"One<\/a>
One of the truffles we found…. a huge white truffle. In Tasmania we get black truffles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Phil,<\/a>
Phil, Valli’s husband. Valli would be lost without him. Just like I would be without Mal !!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Nicola<\/a>
Nicola and Chris…. our hosts at La Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Valli<\/a>
Valli and Martin making pasta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I am spending a week here at La Villa Hotel ……A\u00a0 hidden gem set in a stunning location\u00a0 surrounded by vineyards, rolling Piemontese countryside, and framed by the Alps beyond.\u00a0 Built in 1600, La Villa has been transformed into a stylish and chic retreat\u00a0 with a unique atmosphere – more like staying with friends than … Continue reading La Villa, Piedmont, Italy<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-italy-france-2013"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1950"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2034,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950\/revisions\/2034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.ripple.farm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}