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Eternity
on the lakefront
of pleasure:
25 years of Villa Paradiso
By pAolA pERfEtti - photoS By lylE f. RoBlin
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It was 1940 when a not especially well known
Italian actor and director by the name of Domenico
Gambino was directing the film Il Segreto di
Villa Paradiso. The plot was a strange story of intrigue
and gambling with a mystery hidden on
the far side of the ocean but this is not the plot
of our story here.
Our story is utterly Italian and here the unknown
gives way to an atmosphere suffused with charm
and elegance. Discretion, good manners, pleasure:
these were some of the selected guests who
took part in the celebrations for Villa Paradiso’s
first 25 years on 13th July - 25 proud years overlooking
the breathtaking views of Lake Garda.
We are tempted to say ‘Happy Birthday Villa Para-
diso Clinical Beauty’ but in actual fact on this occasion
it is really the birthday boy who is giving
generously to his guest rather than the contrary.
In the context of buildings devoted to pleasure
and wellbeing, this one is a classic and this is no
surprise given that the French born owner Joëlle
Vassal and her open minded companion in this
adventure Danilo Maggi wanted it that way from
the very beginning on the 13th of July 1988
when they first opened the regal doors of this
historic residence overlooking Lake Garda.
The first nucleus of their anti-ageing and skincare
prevention and cure clinic was thus born,
a buen ritiro for the most demanding and passionate
Italian and international guests who are,
ON ONE SIDE, THE FACADE
OF villA pARAdiSo CliniCAl
BEAuty IN GARDONE RIVIERA
SEEN THROUGH SOME
LANTERNS IN THE FRONT
GARDEN.
ON THIS PAGE,
A VIEW OF THE VILLA
FROM THE LAKE.
MAGICAL MOMENTS,
THE PLEASURES
OF A SUPERB MENU (BELOW).
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