"Dear Passalacqua,
We first met you on a September day some years back. It still feels like yesterday. That meeting changed our lives – and yours..."

Cari amici,

The small but genuine declaration of amore you read above serves as the introduction to a much longer love letter – in the form of a book, published with Assouline. A book we have dreamed about since the beginning, a gift we have promised ourselves, our guests, and all those who have followed us on this inspiring voyage, one that has come to life thanks to our friends Daria Reina and Andrea Ferolla. Their talented creative minds have channeled our passion for Passalacqua into a moving collage of evocative photographs and chic illustrations linked together, like the garlands of a frieze, by the heartfelt words of the friends that have accompanied us on what has been a transformative journey.

If you would like to invite a soft breeze from the lake into your home, Passalacqua: A Love Letter to Lake Como is available to purchase here on Sense of Lake or on the Assouline website. 

Un abbraccio,

Paolo, Antonella and Valentina De Santis