I arrive at Villa Rossi Danielli and enter another world, one governed by cordiality, history, attention to detail and a magical atmosphere. I go through a gate just wide enough to allow a car to pass through. Almost like a custodian keeping watch over his treasure.
I find myself before a picture frame: a myriad of different greens. I pass the cypresses, oaks and olive trees, gradually melting into this timeless picture.
I travel along the avenue to the villa, and am met by the owners themselves: Luigi and Maria Renata. They are elegant, polite and above all friendly. It is like seeing old friends again. They take me to the old family home, next to the small church, telling me about their own history and the attachment they feel to this old residence and to the locality: Merlano, the old “palace of the blackbirds”.