Lodge de la Ville, a Rocco Forte Lodge in Rome, companions with Coreterno to have fun love past dates, by reminiscence, and the invisible scents of the town.
This February, Lodge de la Ville, has partnered with Coreterno, the Rome-born way of life and perfume model identified for its poetic mantras and radical emotional imaginative and prescient, to unveil the ULTRAROME Journey: a sensorial exploration the place Love turns into a scent – intimate, timeless, and unmistakably Roman.
Perched above the Spanish Steps, with Rome at its toes, Lodge de la Ville has at all times been a spot of encounters, between vacationers and locals, previous and current, artwork and day by day life. The partnership with Coreterno reinforces the resort’s position as a cultural interpreter of Rome. In Rome, Love lives in stone and shadow, in incense drifting by historic basilicas, within the leather-bound pages of forgotten books, within the citrus groves of hidden courtyards, and within the resinous heat of sacred rituals repeated for hundreds of years.
Impressed by a philosophy that Love has no calendar, with this expertise Rocco Forte Resorts extends past Valentine’s Day and presents a homage to Rome as a metropolis that isn’t solely seen, however remembered by the senses. As a part of the collaboration, Suite company at Lodge de la Ville will obtain ULTRALOVE as a present, a sensorial memento of their Roman keep, accompanied by a curated olfactory map of the town, inviting them to expertise Rome by scent as a lot as sight. The ULTRAROME journey attracts inspiration from locations the place scent has at all times performed a central position in Roman artwork, historical past, and ritual. A number of contact factors:
- The Pantheon – Initially a pagan temple to all gods, the place resins and fragrant woods had been burned as off erings. The oculus allowed smoke to rise instantly into the sky, making scent a part of the structure. Even at the moment, the Pantheon retains a definite mineral, cool stone scent, a dialogue between materials and reminiscence.
- Campo de Fiori – A bustling out of doors market, well-known for its vibrant morning market promoting recent produce, flowers, and native items, the place the scent of every product transforms it right into a full of life hub for eating places, bars, and nightlife.
- Giardino degli Aranci (Orange Backyard) – Sat atop the Aventine Hill, it’s a terrace overlooking the Tiber River that extends into the realm of the previous fortress of the Savelli household, after which it was initially named. The orange timber encompass who visits the backyard, combining the scent of the fruit to the picturesque view of the Everlasting Metropolis.
- Baths of Diocletian – Roman baths had been profoundly olfactory environments the place cleanliness and perfume had been cultural markers. The expertise will then finish at Irene Forte Spa with a journey by scent from the moist areas to the brand new Crio Sauna.
On the night time of the 14th of February, Lodge de la Ville and Coreterno come collectively to create an unforgettable ode to like with a candlelit eating expertise at Cafè Ginori with a particular menu personalised by Chef Fulvio Pierangelini and particular presents by Coreterno. The ULTRAROME journey turns into a information, to not monuments, however to feelings, permitting company to expertise the Everlasting Metropolis in essentially the most intimate method potential. From St. Valentines to los Dias de los Enamorados.
