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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Unfinished men shoes are here at the factory at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Entrance hall of the Tod's headquarters with giant foot photograph of Italian photographer Giovanni Castel in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Piled shoe boxes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Workers are here at the factory of the  Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_36.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A worker cuts pieces of leather that will be used for making shoes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Shoe shapes of different sizes are used for making shoes at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable, checks the snail leathers at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable at Tod's, tests a leather at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. Toni Ripani has been working for Tod's for the past 35 years. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable at Tod's, shows a half-calf black leather at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. Toni Ripani has been working for Tod's for the past 35 years. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A technician shows the various designing steps in the creation of a Tod's shoe, frpm the deigner's drawing to the computerized version, at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: The first shoemaker tools of Filippo Della Valle, grandfather of Diego Della Valle and founder of the company in the early 20th century, is exposed here at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: The first shoemaker tools of Filippo Della Valle, grandfather of Diego Della Valle and founder of the company in the early 20th century, is exposed here at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A woman walks in corridor of the the Tod's "H" shape campusin Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is here in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_09.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting and a Barack Obama portrait at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting and a Barack Obama portrait at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_04.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting and a Barack Obama portrait at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Workers put the finished women shoes in shoe boxes at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Women shoes are put in an oven to give them their final shape at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A worker works on a woman shoe at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Unfinished women shoes are here at the factory at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable, checks the snail leathers at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Various types of snail leathers are here at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Various types of snail leathers are here at the factory of the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_26.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Toni Ripani, the leather quality responsable at Tod's, tests a half-calf black leather at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. Toni Ripani has been working for Tod's for the past 35 years. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A sculpture is here at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Old wooden shoe shapes are exposed at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
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  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A showcase at the Tod's headquarters shows photographs and letter of Tod's VIP clients sent to Diego Della Valle in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_20.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A woman walks in corridor of the the Tod's "H" shape campusin Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_15.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: A painting with Tod's shoes is here at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_14.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Entrance hall of the Tod's headquarters with giant foot photograph of Italian photographer Giovanni Castel in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_13.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Entrance hall of the Tod's headquarters with giant foot photograph of Italian photographer Giovanni Castel in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_11.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is here in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_10.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is here in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_08.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is here in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_07.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office in front of a Kennedy silhouette painting and a Barack Obama portrait at the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_05.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_03.jpg
  • SANT'ELPIDIO A MARE, ITALY - MAY 20: Diego Della Valle, 57, President and CEO of Tod's, is interviewed by journalist Philippe Ridet in his office the Tod's headquarters in Sant'Elpidio a Mare (FM, Marche), Italy, on May 20, 2011. The Tod's headquarters was designed by Della Valle's wife Barbara Pistilli and was inaugurated in 1998. Tod's Group is an Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle. It is most famous for its driving shoes.<br />
<br />
Gianni Cipriano for Le Monde
    della-valle_02.jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
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La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
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  • POZZALLO, ITALY - 28 NOVEMBER 2014: The Mediterrean Sea is seen here from the port of Pozzallo, where migrants are brought after being rescued by units of the Mare Nostrum operation, in Pozzallo, Italy, on November 28th 2014. More than 120,000 migrants arrived on Sicilian shores in 2014, rescued by Italian vessels, while nearly 2,800 have died in shipwrecks or transit to Italy.
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  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
<br />
La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
    CIPG_20140529_FAI-TRAPANI_Colombaia_...jpg
  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
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La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
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  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
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La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
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  • TRAPANI, ITALIA - 29 MAGGIO 2014: Il Castello della Colombaia a Trapani il 29 maggio 2014.<br />
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La Colombaia, detta anche Torre Peliade o Castello di mare, è un'antica fortezza medievale trapanese, posta su un'isoletta all'estremità orientale del porto di Trapani. È alta 32 metri, composta da quattro piani sovrapposti, con il primo adibito a cisterna, mentre l’ingresso originario si trovava al secondo piano. È uno dei migliori esempi di architettura militare in Sicilia.
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  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man opens the chapel in a tradition Apulian village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 8 NOVEMBER 2016: The new gravestone of Musaab Shabani, a victim of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, is seen here after being freshly cut, engraved and painted here at the Gibilisco marble-worker's workshop in Siracusa, Italy, on November 8th 2016. It will replace the anonymous gravestone marked with the number "9" in the cemetery of Sortino.<br />
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Musaab Shabani was buried in the cemetery of Sortino, marked by a gravestone with the number nine because at the time he hadn't been identified yet. He was later identified by his brother Abd thanks to the efforts of policeman Angelo Milazzo. Since then, Abd has arranged to have a gravestone made bearing his brother’s name and date and place of birth as well as a religious inscription in Arabic, bringing a final bit of closure to this tragic chapter. <br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
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Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
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Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies invol
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 8 NOVEMBER 2016: Roberto Gibilisco (60)  measures the marble that will be used for the gravestone of Musaab Shabani, a victim of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck, here at the Gibilisco marble-worker's workshop in Siracusa, Italy, on November 8th 2016.<br />
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Musaab Shabani was buried in the cemetery of Sortino, marked by a gravestone with the number nine because at the time he hadn't been identified yet. He was later identified by his brother Abd thanks to the efforts of policeman Angelo Milazzo. Since then, Abd has arranged to have a gravestone made bearing his brother’s name and date and place of birth as well as a religious inscription in Arabic, bringing a final bit of closure to this tragic chapter. <br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
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Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
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Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 24 SEPTEMBER 2016: The gravestones of five of the 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwrecks are seen here in the cemetery of Siracusa, Italy, on September 24th 2016.<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
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Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
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Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
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  • SIRACUSA, ITALY - 22 SEPTEMBER 2016: (L-R) Carlo Parini, head of the office of the Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C., by its Italian acronym), poses for a portrait behind his desk in the G.I.C.I.C. office in the Court House of Siracusa, Italy, on September 22nd 2016.<br />
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The Interagency Task Force for Combating Illegal Migration (or G.I.C.I.C.) assigned policeman Angelo Milazzo the identification of 24 victims of the August 24th 2014 shipwreck<br />
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On August 24th 2014, a boat carrying more than 400 migrants, departed from the coasts of Libya in the attempt to reach Italy, capsized in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescuers of the Italian Navy saved 352 people, and recovered 24 lifeless bodies.<br />
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Following the events of the Arab Spring in 2011, including Gaddafi’s death and Libya’s plunge towards chaos, clandestine crossings skyrocketed, as did the number of people drowning. In 2014 over 170,000 arrived in Italy and since then more than 10,000 perished in the Mediterranean sea.<br />
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Only a fraction of these bodies have ever been recovered, and, of the ones that have, the majority remain unidentified. In Sicily alone there are more than 1,500 graves of anonymous refugees and migrants–people from Syria and other war torn countries–who have drowned in shipwrecks at sea.<br />
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Despite the decades long persistence of the problem, Italy has yet to develop a comprehensive approach to handling the bodies of shipwreck victims. Many pieces of a functional body identification system are in place, but its overall effectiveness is crippled by a lack of coordination between the various local agencies involved and national authorities.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 25 NOVEMBER 2014: A painting with written "Shame on you" made by the  young asylum seekers of the Accommodation Center for Asylum Seekers in Tor Sapienza, a working-class neighborhood in the outskirts of Rome, Italy, on November 25th 2014. Tor Sapienza has seen several days and nights of violence against refugees by residents who blame foreigners for crimes.
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  • VENTIMIGLIA, ITALY - 20 NOVEMBER 2014: A tracksuit left by a migrant a trail near the Italian-French border  in Ventimiglia, Italy, on November 20th 2014.<br />
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The Ventimiglia-Menton border is the border between Italy and France crossed by migrants who decide to continue their journey up north towards countries such as Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and the UK where the process to receive the refugee status or humanitarian protection is smoother and faster. in Ventimiglia, Italy, on November 17th 2014.
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  • PARIS, FRANCE - 19 NOVEMBER 2014: Gare d'Austerlitz in Paris, France, on November 19th 2014.
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  • MARETTIMO (Favignana, TP), ITALIA - 30 MAGGIO 2014: Pineta di Marettimo a Favignana (TP) il 30 maggio 2014.
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  • MARETTIMO (Favignana, TP), ITALIA - 30 MAGGIO 2014: Pineta di Marettimo a Favignana (TP) il 30 maggio 2014.
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  • GINOSTRA (ME), ITALIA - 14 GIUGNO 2013: Un uomo cammina tra le vie di Ginostra, sull'isola di Stromboli il 14 giugno 2013.<br />
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Karol Hoffman, che vive da 30 anni insieme ad altri connazionali a Ginostra, considerato che il governo nazionale non ha mai provveduto a risolvere il problema di una centrale fotovoltaica malfunzionante, ha lanciato un appello alla Cancelliera Angela Merkel.
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  • GINOSTRA (ME), ITALIA - 14 GIUGNO 2013: Un pannello all'ingresso della centrale fotovoltaica di Ginostra, sull'isola di Stromboli il 14 giugno 2013.<br />
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Karol Hoffman, che vive da 30 anni insieme ad altri connazionali a Ginostra, considerato che il governo nazionale non ha mai provveduto a risolvere il problema di una centrale fotovoltaica malfunzionante, ha lanciato un appello alla Cancelliera Angela Merkel.
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  • GINOSTRA (ME), ITALIA - 14 GIUGNO 2013: L'ingresso della centrale fotovoltaica a Ginostra, sull'isola di Stromboli il 14 giugno 2013.<br />
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Karol Hoffman, che vive da 30 anni insieme ad altri connazionali a Ginostra, considerato che il governo nazionale non ha mai provveduto a risolvere il problema di una centrale fotovoltaica malfunzionante, ha lanciato un appello alla Cancelliera Angela Merkel.
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  • GINOSTRA (ME), ITALIA - 14 GIUGNO 2013: L'asino di Ulrich Stulgies, compagno di Karola Hoffmann, a Ginostra, sull'isola di Stromboli il 14 giugno 2013. Ulrich, conosciuto sull'isola come Uli, è un esperto trasportatore di merci su asino.<br />
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Karol Hoffman, che vive da 30 anni insieme ad altri connazionali a Ginostra, considerato che il governo nazionale non ha mai provveduto a risolvere il problema di una centrale fotovoltaica malfunzionante, ha lanciato un appello alla Cancelliera Angela Merkel.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of a trullo, a traditional Apulian construction, in a village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: People play music in the narrow streets of the historical center of  Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
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  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A night view of the bay by the old city gate in Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
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  • MONOPOLI, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A night view of the bay by the old city gate in Monopoli, Apulia, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Hotel guests walk out of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, is seen here in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, is seen here in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the central piazza (square) in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, is seen here in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Olive trees are seen here in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the bedroom of "Casetta Bella",  a two-storey house in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the terrace of "Casetta Bella",  a two-storey house in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A chef prepares orecchiette pasta at the restaurant "Due Camini" at Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the portico and the tables of the restaurant "Due Camini", at Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, walks  in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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