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Town & Country Travel - Spring 2006 - pg. 82-96
ROME: A PRIVATE LOOK
There's the public Rome, of monuments, piazzas and antiquities; then there are the city's palazzos, which reveal a hidden world of splendor and opulence.
During the 18th century, men and women of noble rank taking the grand tour used letters of introduction to gain entrance to Rome's villas and palaces, which held some of the world's great art collections. Today, although many of the private works have been moved to museums, a surprisingly large number of masterpieces remain tantalizingly behind the gates of residential palazzos. There is, however, one way for travelers to see them: with Count Stefano Aluffi-Pentini, whose company, A private view of Italy, makes such sites available, pulling strings to reveal Rome's most elusive treasures. ... (by Elizabeth Helman Minchilli - Photographs by Francesco Lagnese)
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cDecor.com - January 2002
GRAND TOUR OF ITALY
In the 18th century, the nobleman or scholar, seeking to educate himself about a European country’s cultural life, would take a Grand Tour, traveling with a presentation letter from a prominent person to be received in the finest houses—architectural edifices with superb art and antique collections and pedigree. These days, one only need contact Stefano Aluffi-Pentini in Italy to see the great, private historic houses of Rome, Sicily, Veneto or Venice, Florence, Naples, Bologna and Tuscany.
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Departures - May/June 1999 - pg. 197-219
THE GLORY THAT IS ROME
The glory that is Rome, spurred on by an energetic mayor and the impending year 2000 jubilee, the city has embarked on a monumental program of restoration and revival...
.... A PRIVATE VIEW OF ITALY - A member himself of Italy's tight knit aristocratic class, Count Stefano Aluffi-Pentini has entreé to the gardens, palaces, and castles of his noble friends and acquaintances. And that is the foundation of his business, A Private View of Italy. They can arrange almost whatever itinerary a client desires - dinner at the Palazzo Colonna, one of the finest palaces in Rome; after-hours cocktails while viewing the Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Italy's most important private art collection (see The Italy We Love, Departures September/October 1997); a private concert in the Palazzo Barberini in Palestrina. They can also customize a luxury week (including hotels, transportation, guides) tailored to one's interests - the Baroque period, rare libraries, the decorative arts. Price depends on itinerary. (by Jo Durden-Smith, photographed by Pieter Estersohn)
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Departures - May/June 1999 - pg. 232
LASTING IMPRESSION
Palazzo Colonna: A Roman palazzo is an architectural flourish of trumpets. The city's great ones, such as the palazzi Doria Pamphilj and Farnese, command imposing piazzas or rise up foursquare, flush with a major thoroughfare. The great exception is one of Rome's oldest, largest, and most sumptuous palaces - the Palazzo Colonna. This sprawling bulk of private apartments, reception halls, including the sala della Fontana (picture), chapels, and outbuildings, the seat of the mighty Colonna family for almost a millennium, crouches behind high walls lined with quotidian shops in the Piazza SS. Apostoli.....For a private tour, including a visit to the Sala della Fontana, contact A Private View of Italy ...(by Gary Walther, photographed by Pieter Estersohn)
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Museart Voyages - n. 85 - Septembre 1998 - pg. 75-79
DES PALAIS A LA CAMPAGNE
Depuis des siècles, la noblesse romaine a l'habitude de prendre ses quartiers d'été hors de la capitale. Visite chez la Princesse...
... La clé des palais. La plupart des palais romains, encore occupés par les familles d'origine ou rachetés par des sociétés, ne sont pas visitables. La société A Private View of Italy, créée il y a quelques années par Stefano Aluffi-Pentini, a pourtant décidé de faire revivre les émois du Grand Tour. A l'époque, au XVIIIème siècle, il ne fallait au voyageur éclairé qu'une lettre d'introduction pour découvrir les intérieurs les plus splendides... Les programmes sur mesure, avec hébergement en hotel de luxe, réceptions et concerts privés, s'adressent principalement aux groupes et aux entreprises. (par Pascal Marchetti-Leca - photos Thierry Borredon)
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Sette - Corriere della Sera - Maggio 1998 - pg. 181
L'ARTE DELL'OSPITALITA'
Dedicato a chi ama ricevere con stile e discrezione, offrendo ai propri ospiti il piacere di itinerari in antiche dimore di Roma e della campagna veneta, altrimenti chiuse al pubblico. Un pranzo nel Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini.Un concerto negli appartamenti privati di Palazzo Colonna. Un ricevimento tra le architetture del Palladio nella Villa Pisani di Bagnolo, o sotto le logge di Villa Emo Capodilista a Montecchia. Eventi cosi li organizza "A Private View of Italy" diretta da Stefano Aluffi-Pentini, che presenta alle aziende italiane un programma di altissimo prestigio per l'organizzazione di serate, pranzi o cene.Tra i suoi clienti, la National Gallery di Washington, la World Monuments Fund, i Patrons of the Art of Vatican Museums. Assistenza dettagliata per prenotazioni voli, alberghi, ristoranti, minibus, servizio limousine. (Laura Leonelli)
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