THE RESTAURANT
The hotel-where the restaurant is located was originally built in Moorish style and is situated right by Lake Orta.
Besides the full a la carte menu they had 2 tasting menus. The Carpe Diem menu, 150 Euro and The Italian Journey from South to North menu for 190 Euro. The wine pairings are 70 and 90 Euros.Â
After the sommelier’s suggestion, we decided to try the second one with wine pairings.
 The service was professional and courteous and the atmosphere was pleasant.
Chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo is a master of creativity with unparalleled skill and artistry.
Definitely a once in a lifetime experience!
Here the official website.
VILLA CRESPI HISTORY
Cristoforo Benigno Crespi , Accountant in a textile company of Busto Arsizio, and in love with the daughter of the principal who, he designed an ingenious speculative plan that soon made him become a rich industrial cottonman and allowed him to realize his love dream.
Fascinated by the magic of the Orient, the destination of many of his travels, in 1879 he built on the shores of Lake Orta a house in authentic Moorish style, Villa Crespi, which in over a century of life has seen in his rooms different personalities and sovereigns, including King Umberto II of Savoy, his regular guest.
Today the minaret is still there, to remember this fairy tale of the past, to the people who, in disbelief, admire it and wonder what ever makes such a building in a corner of a typical pre-Alpine landscape.
Today villa Crespi is a hotel with rooms and suites characterized by sumptuous four-poster beds, furniture and paintings of the
18th and 19th century, fine damask and mullioned windows with a view of the garden and the lake. The wellness center offers numerous remise en forme treatments which include, among others, shiatsu, ayurvedic and Tibetan massages.
Here the official website.
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