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Yolanda Edwards, Yolo Journal
"I was in a bit of a jet-lag haze, but I remember the fritto misto in cones being the best I’ve ever had, and plates of bruschetta with the most perfect sweet tomatoes."
"I think that the spirit of Tre Contrade – the beauty of the place, and the love that infuses it – brings out the best version of you."
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La Cucina Italiana
"The real attraction is Dora, who creates the menus for the guests staying at this former noble estate of unforgotten splendor."
"She introduces the international guests to the delights of authentic Sicilian cuisine – homemade and passed down through generations."
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Lee Marshall, Travel & Leisure
"Audaciously restored and refitted, this 19th-century villa with 12 bedrooms is raised on a hillock above ancient citrus groves."
"Look at the rich, dark volcanic soil beneath the orange trees in the garden and you'll realize that, not long ago, a lava flow once reached this far."
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue UK
"Learn how to assemble a cassata in the sleekly modern kitchen, with pilgrimages to Russo, a pasticceria founded in 1880, to marvel at the glass-fronted displays of marzipan fruits:"
"The house itself is, it has to be said, the Platonic ideal of a Mediterranean villa."