Word: pantelleria
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...wellness at the new Armani/Spa in the 12-story Ginza tower that opened last fall. "This is not just about Thai massage," the designer joked at a press conference before the opening. Indeed, the luxurious treatments are inspired by both the volcanic mud from the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria (off the coast of Sicily), where Armani has a home, and by the Roman tradition of hot-spring bathing for relaxation. The spa's three private treatment rooms are finished in beige travertine stone and feature an Asian brass gong, which, when hammered with a mallet, emits relaxing vibes. Guests...
...million immigrants) and hoping to pressure the European Union into lifting economic sanctions, Libya has allowed camps of would-be immigrants to flourish near the coastal towns of Zuwarah and Zlitan. From there, small and often unseaworthy boats carry passengers across the Mediterranean to Malta, Lampedusa and Pantelleria. It is a considerably more dangerous voyage than other routes - in much larger craft from Egypt or Turkey, or across...
...drive from Milan. The decoration there is a kind of bucolic adaptation of the Milan digs, with the same aquatic excess: in this case, an Olympic-size pool. For sun, and the summers, Armani, Galeotti and pals repair to a Moorish-style domed house on the island of Pantelleria, 50 miles off the coast of Tunisia, where nature has supplied her own aquatic excess in the form of the Mediterranean...
...problem is that barren as it looks to most people, Pantelleria is a thing of beauty to military strategists. The island is the closest point in Europe to the North African mainland-it is only 44 miles from the coast of Tunisia -and is still honeycombed with military tunnels built by Mussolini during World War II. Though the Italian army now has only a 20-man weather team on the island, there are rumors that NATO would like to use it as a radar station to keep track of Arab air forces in North Africa. The rumors are unofficially confirmed...
...island's east shore. Among the most militant of the Arabs, the Libyans boggled Pantellerian minds by announcing plans to build a 2,000-bed tourist center, complete with a heliport on the island. Some suspicious souls, both at home and on the Italian mainland, are afraid that Pantelleria may be invaded by Arab tourists carrying something more dangerous than cameras. A Social Democratic member of Parliament recently demanded that the government explain why Libya had purchased "the most strategic point on the island." With a look over both shoulders, three Communist senators asked "if it is true that...