101: Count Benedikt and Donna Nencia Bolza, Reschio – Centuries in the shaping: the value of time

This week, Michael pays a virtual visit to Count Benedikt and Donna Nencia Bolza, founders of Hotel Castello di Reschio. A castello that once lay in ruin, Reschio is a passion project that defies convention to bring history to life. The couple share how their devotion to restoring the grounds, and acute attention to detail, has created architecturally awesome sights inside the castle and out. Alongside beautifully bespoke interiors, the grounds have seen native plants and flowers flourish, and nightingales, bees and butterflies return in their droves through smart landscaping of olive groves, vineyards, lakes – all set against the backdrop of sublime Umbrian hills. Years in the making – and centuries in the shaping – this old Etruscan stronghold showcases hospitality of the highest order. Listen to this story of how a deep respect for the past has helped create the most stunning of sustainable futures.