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...frightening speed. And in David Tr?z?guet?fondly known as Tr?z?goal?France boasts the highest scoring player in the Italian league. And running the whole show is the maestro, Zidane, fresh from his victory with Real Madrid in the final of the Champions League. One danger: opposing teams may resort to the hatchet to shred French rhythm, if not limbs. "It's becoming clear that this is the kind of physical, even rough treatment the French team is going to have to expect," lamented Desailly, following a brutal "friendly" game against Australia last November. "What are you going to do?most...
Tenuta di Lupinari, a restored 18th century village amid 470 acres of sloping vineyards and olive groves, is a resort run by the Pellegrino family to accommodate as many as 37 guests. Strolling down a private dirt road on a recent sunny Sunday, family patriarch Antonio Pellegrino, 77, pointed out a small lake where visitors fish for trout and carp that can later be sauteed in oil made on site from locally harvested olives. Pellegrino showed off the cool confines of his 18th century stone olive press, which sees action only in November. During that harvest month, visitors can help...
Pellegrino's daughter Marianna provided a tour of the resort's amenities, at once comfortably modern and appropriate to the surroundings. Intimate indoor and scenic outdoor dining areas and a plush lounge with a fireplace were carved from what used to be the village horse stalls. Nearby, a large swimming pool overlooks a pasture dotted with sheep. The guest apartments, converted from peasant barracks, feature exposed bricks and crossbeams, private terraces, antique brass beds and modern kitchens. Individual rooms range from $59 to $86 a night, while a six-person apartment costs $1,076 to $1,921 a week, depending...
Just three miles south is another fine resort, Villa La Selva, situated on land held until the 15th century by the famed Medici family. Owner Sergio Carpini, 71, spends every spare moment hunting for antique furniture and fine Italian marble and textiles with which to furnish his guest rooms. Carpini is putting the final touches on a hilltop villa that sleeps 20. Initial restorations uncovered a Madonna and the wooden bearings of a house from the early 16th century. "Like the masterpieces in the museums," says Carpini, "this is our patrimony that must be preserved." Here too are some...
Athletic directors will retire to the mountain resort tomorrow through Sunday to discuss all end-of-year business, including the mundane. But all ears will eagerly be awaiting their proposals on the football cuts as a sign of where the League is heading in the future...