Amalfi’s Acqua Santa

Truly a cathedral to the elements, one cannot help but feel Ponti’s reverence for nature at Parco dei Principi – and perhaps above all the elements there, it is water that reigns quite supreme.

One might choose to self-baptise in the bracing ocean pool via a descent by stair or elevator – (and we do recommend a bite at the sea level restaurant whilst there).

Or if, on the other hand, one seeks another sort of water experience altogether – then one might choose to plunge off of the sculptural diving platform into the garden salt water pool which Ponti describes in his characteristically poetic fashion as a “…mirror of water for woodland nymphs.” And of course as with any world class hotel, an army of impeccable staff seamlessly facilitates the experience.

Posing on the practically made-for-modeling diving platform I’m sporting a Ponti-like Mediterranean blue speedo by Frankie Morello at Behavior NYC, KVA sunglassses and Anthelios Sunscreen.