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Agent 00Solberg
Solberg on the trail of the Ian Fleming
character in the mythic Costa Smeralda.
The white
silhouette of the Lotus Esprit S1
emerging from the sea onto one of the
most exclusive Costa Smeralda beaches
driven by agent 007 who, elegantly
dressed, opens the door window to throw
away a fish, among the astonishment of
the bathers around the car. It was 1977
and the James Bond myth was going around
the world.
More than thirty
years, the world’s most glamorous hotel,
the Cala di Volpe, and the beauty of its
places, become a set once again: Petter
Solberg, world class driver, plays the
world’s most famous secret agent, going
back to the locations of the famous
movie “the spy who loved me”. Petter in
his dinner-jacket was photographed by
journalists from all over the world, who
came to Sardinia for the Rally d’Italia,
Italian round of the World Rally
Championship.
One image, Two
symbols. On one side the wonderful stage
of the Costa Smeralda, an embrace
between an emerald sea crafted amongst
rocks, white sand beaches, Mediterranean
vegetation and dream hotels, which makes
this place so exclusive, an incarnation
of a world which during the years and
the evolution of society has gone from
being a symbol of luxury for few, to a
destination for all the lovers of beauty
and unspoilt nature. On the other side
the car, perhaps the most important
symbol of an entire century, the 20th,
of which it has been a protagonist. A
symbol in movement, gone from being an
object of luxury for a few to a mass
product which, through its evolution,
has changed the behaviour of people, to
the point where with its widespread it
has affected the structure of the main
living places, the towns.
Overlooking the
Cala di Volpe Bay one of the most
beautiful creeks of the Costa Smeralda,
the Cala di Volpe Hotel was built like
an ancient fisherman village with its
porches, granite floor, arcs and stairs:
designed by architect Jacques Couëlle in
1963 and extended in 1971, the hotel is
a perfect blend between landscape and
architecture. A wooden wharf reaches out
into crystal-clear sea water, the beach
is surrounded by brooms and myrtle
bunches: typical Sardinian rocks embrace
the bay, and contribute to create the
unique atmosphere of one of the most
beautiful Mediterranean landscapes. The
continuous and skilled refurbishment
works aim to keep the building intact,
in the respect of the artwork designed
by the French architect.
100 rooms, numerous junior suites, and
one breathtaking presidential suite,
with its private swimming-pool hanging
on a terrace overlooking the Bay make
the Cala di Volpe a unique hotel named
by “Condé Nast Traveller” as one of the
world’s best places to stay.
Foto by Race&Motion
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