{"id":122496,"date":"2021-10-09T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/neoclassical-villas-restored-to-echo-their-stunning-setting\/"},"modified":"2021-10-09T23:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T16:08:57","slug":"neoclassical-villas-restored-to-echo-their-stunning-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/neoclassical-villas-restored-to-echo-their-stunning-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Neoclassical villas restored to echo their stunning setting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nTwo villas set either side of a lake in the forests of Piedmont have been sensitively restored to make the most of the breathtaking surroundingsIn Italy, we call them boccalone,\u201d explains Gemma Richards. \u201cI\u2019m going to have to look up the English\u2026\u201d The phone goes silent for some time before she picks up the receiver again. \u201cLargemouth bass!\u201d she exclaims.These ugly fish are crucial to life at La Foleia \u2013 the retreat Richards, 27, and her partner, Niccol\u00f2, 30, have created in Piedmont in northwest Italy. Without them, languorous meals on the veranda overlooking the lake would be blighted by mosquitoes. \u201cThe boccalone eat all the mosquito larvae,\u201d Richards explains. \u201cIt was one of the first questions I asked the previous owners. To start with, I didn\u2019t believe her, but now we\u2019ve been here for two summers, I know she was telling the truth.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2021\/oct\/09\/on-the-water-a-pair-of-italian-villas-echo-their-stunning-setting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neoclassical villas restored to echo their stunning setting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Two villas set either side of a lake in the forests of Piedmont have been&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-vRK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46147,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-dh92m-palm-jumeirah-villas-to-feature-worlds-most-expensive-baths\/","url_meta":{"origin":122496,"position":0},"title":"New Dh92m Palm Jumeirah villas to feature &#039;world&#039;s most expensive baths&#039;","date":"March 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r It may be a building site at present, but Forum Group's XXII Carat development, marked by an eight-foot high gold hoarding, is attempting to lure the world's super rich.Positioned next to the One & Only hotel at the extreme end of Palm Jumeirah's crescent, the 22 seven-bedroom luxury villas\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94839,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/city-veteran-anne-richards-quits-mg-for-top-fidelity-job-ahead-of-pru-overhaul\/","url_meta":{"origin":122496,"position":1},"title":"City veteran Anne Richards quits M&amp;G for top Fidelity job ahead of Pru overhaul","date":"July 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...City veteran Anne Richards quits M&G for top Fidelity job ahead of Pru overhaul","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":83855,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/move-over-titchmarsh-why-19-year-old-youtuber-huw-richards-is-the-future-of-gardening\/","url_meta":{"origin":122496,"position":2},"title":"Move over, Titchmarsh: Why 19 year-old YouTuber Huw Richards is the future of gardening","date":"March 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r There\u2019s a new kid in the herbaceous border and he\u2019s an online horticultural sensationName: Huw Richards.Age: 19. 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