Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20181/10Terraced gardens feature cypress and olive trees set against a stone wall bordering the property.
Sittings Editor: Hamish Bowles.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20182/10A view from the veranda overlooks a blue expanse of Adriatic Sea.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20183/10“It’s all very monastic,” Bergamo Rossi notes of his interiors. “But you don’t need more; the amazing thing is you have only to open the windows and look out.” Bergamo Rossi designed the seventeenth century–style console tables in the living room.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20184/10Twin beds made up with rough linen sheets from Red Chair antiques in Hudson, New York.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20185/10A dining area with a table built from scaffolding planks and IKEA bases and terra-cotta floor tiles handmade in Umbria.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20186/10The restored chapel was built in 1484.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20187/10A table set for outdoor dining showcases Venetian ceramic dinnerware.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20188/10Bergamo Rossi’s loyal Labrador, Emma, looks on from an ancient stone path just outside his home.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20189/10For the facade of his buildings, Bergamo Rossi respected the historic local vernacular and kept the window openings small to preserve heat in cold weather.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 201810/10Bergamo Rossi’s sprawling view of the idyllic Lopud landscape: “One day, it’s going to go back to the church,” he says of it all. “It returns to my theory of restoration: It’s mine for now, but when I pass, it’ll just be a nice place, in good order.”
