INSPIRATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR AN AESTHETIC AND MEANINGFUL LIFESTYLE
A stone’s throw or two from the Carrara marble quarries near Pietrasanta lies Locanda al Colle, where art shapes the very spirit of the house. It was the surrounding landscape that first drew it here, and the boutique hotel carries that inspiration forward, as if it were an atelier set gently within the Tuscan hills.
Riccardo's Locanda al Colle in Tuscany is a Wunderkammer. The host has lovingly placed numerous furnishing treasures in his guest house, a historic farmhouse, and brought them together to create a harmonious whole. The chairs, tables and lamps come from antique markets and earlier times, from contemporary artists and old design icons, from Italy or London. Breathing new life into old objects and placing them in a new context is one of Riccardo Barsottelli's passions. It's worth asking where the pieces in Locanda al Colle come from and what stories they tell…
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