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Villa Treville Positano

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Perched above the Tyrrhenian Sea on a secluded cliff overlooking Positano, Villa Treville is one of the world’s most exclusive boutique hotels. Villa Treville Positano offers readers an exclusive look into this legendary Amalfi Coast escape, from its origins as a retreat for the Duchess of Villar...
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Govind Friedland is a geological engineer, metals and mining technology executive, and hospitality entrepreneur. Born into a renowned mining family and raised in the global industry, he earned a degree in geology and geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. With over twenty years of international experience, he has financed, explored, and developed critical minerals essential for clean energy, wireless technology, data centers, and national defense. He serves as Executive Director of Ivanhoe Capital and co-founder/Executive Vice Chairman of I-Pulse, advancing deep- tech energy and pulsed-power systems. He is also Managing Director and co-owner of Villa Treville, the iconic Amalfi Coast estate once owned by Franco Zeffrelli, now one of the world’s most exclusive boutique hotels.


A Londoner by birth, Nicky Swallow grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Trained as a classical musician, she arrived in Italy in the early 1980s to join the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale in Florence as a violist. Among her early performances with the orchestra was Franco Zeffrelli’s 1984 production of La Traviata. Her writing career began in the mid-1990s, and she is now recognized as an expert in luxury travel, food, wine, and lifestyle. She has contributed to Travel & Leisure, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, Condé Nast Traveller, The Telegraph, and numerous other publications. She is the author of Assouline’s Cala di Volpe. She also runs a music festival in the Val d’Orcia, Tuscany. Her base is an olive grove just outside Florence.

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The Hospitality Collection

Villa Treville Positano

$120
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Page count

184 pages

Number of illustrations

Over 200

Language

English

Released on

May 2026

Dimensions

W 9 x L 12 x D 1.3 in

Cover materials

Matt coated hardcover with lamination and deep debossing to mimic the texture of Italian ceramic tiles

ISBN

9781649806192

Weight

3.75 lb

Author

Nicky Swallow and Govind Friedland

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