{"id":29987,"date":"2026-01-15T13:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.lestonghe.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:01:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29987\" class=\"elementor elementor-29987 elementor-23141\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419e00b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"419e00b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d123c16 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d123c16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f04d72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f04d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd72a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"0dd72a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg\" alt=\"overons (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5a5b5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af5a5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2966530 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2966530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9384942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9384942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233c2f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233c2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;La Dolce Vita&#8221; began for us in 2006, when, after a long search, we fell in love with Le Stonghe country house and its breathtaking 360-degree views. A few years later, we began restoring the dilapidated building, which ultimately resulted in four luxurious and charming apartments. Not long after, the abandoned Palazzo, a little higher up the hill, caught our attention, and we ambitiously dreamed of the possibilities. In 2016, we were given the opportunity to own this extraordinary building and restored it into seven beautiful apartments. Since then, we have passionately organized dream weddings on our estate. Tutta la famiglia is involved, each with their own strengths and expertise. Together with our team, the couples, and their guests, we create the magic that makes Le Stonghe so unique.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329864b elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"329864b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e729476 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e729476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e56d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e56d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46edbde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46edbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;La Dolce Vita&#8221; began for us in 2006, when, after a long search, we fell in love with Le Stonghe country house and its breathtaking 360-degree views. A few years later, we began restoring the dilapidated building, which ultimately resulted in four luxurious and charming apartments. Not long after, the abandoned Palazzo, a little higher up the hill, caught our attention, and we ambitiously dreamed of the possibilities. In 2016, we were given the opportunity to own this extraordinary building and restored it into seven beautiful apartments. Since then, we have passionately organized dream weddings on our estate. Tutta la famiglia is involved, each with their own strengths and expertise. Together with our team, the couples, and their guests, we create the magic that makes Le Stonghe so unique.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cf9b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3cf9b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6ba6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"aa6ba6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-rfw8disb3a0d36ni8wrgpwdlxyg0snv2kzsrsnr8za.jpg\" alt=\"overons (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea8807 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ea8807\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3170d9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3170d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e54cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"62e54cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-rfw8disb39zxqqnahur4bki3nklvc8vomvoe9xv0p4.jpg\" alt=\"overons (1)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0df699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0df699\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dde782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dde782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef320c9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef320c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;La Dolce Vita&#8221; began for us in 2006, when, after a long search, we fell in love with Le Stonghe country house and its breathtaking 360-degree views. A few years later, we began restoring the dilapidated building, which ultimately resulted in four luxurious and charming apartments. Not long after, the abandoned Palazzo, a little higher up the hill, caught our attention, and we ambitiously dreamed of the possibilities. In 2016, we were given the opportunity to own this extraordinary building and restored it into seven beautiful apartments. Since then, we have passionately organized dream weddings on our estate. Tutta la famiglia is involved, each with their own strengths and expertise. Together with our team, the couples, and their guests, we create the magic that makes Le Stonghe so unique.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c7260 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77c7260\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369d55f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"369d55f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbecd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"edbecd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-16-at-10.18.35-rfw8glp9hq87566e98pfw4e01f9c0y3ec8s2fb6sl2.jpeg\" alt=\"Le Stonghe team\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9950721 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9950721\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c2781 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72c2781\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1329db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1329db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a7708 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21a7708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without our incredible Le Stonghe team, we couldn&#8217;t do what we do. From our venue manager, chef, pizzaiolo, and bartenders to our florist and housekeeping staff, everyone plays a crucial role in creating unforgettable weddings. From high-quality food, expertly mixed drinks with flair, to elegant floral arrangements, they ensure the atmosphere remains vibrant, personal, and energetic. Together, they work seamlessly to bring each couple&#8217;s vision to life and create a day that is uniquely theirs. Guests praise our team in their reviews and receive numerous praise for their passion and creativity. They make dreams come true.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4e64c elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb4e64c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e79284 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e79284\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccdaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"8ccdaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-16-at-10.18.35-rfw8glp9hq87566e98pfw4e01f9c0y3ec8s2fb6sl2.jpeg\" alt=\"Le Stonghe team\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbda245 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbda245\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10db3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10db3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06ab49 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c06ab49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without our incredible Le Stonghe team, we couldn&#8217;t do what we do. From our venue manager, chef, pizzaiolo, and bartenders to our florist and housekeeping staff, everyone plays a crucial role in creating unforgettable weddings. From high-quality food, expertly mixed drinks with flair, to elegant floral arrangements, they ensure the atmosphere remains vibrant, personal, and energetic. Together, they work seamlessly to bring each couple&#8217;s vision to life and create a day that is uniquely theirs. Guests praise our team in their reviews and receive numerous praise for their passion and creativity. They make dreams come true.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff6265 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ff6265\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/Intro-RN-1.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:0,&quot;background_play_once&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us &#8220;La Dolce Vita&#8221; began for us in 2006, when, after a long search, we fell in love with Le Stonghe country house and its breathtaking 360-degree views. A few years later, we began restoring the dilapidated building, which ultimately resulted in four luxurious and charming apartments. Not long after, the abandoned Palazzo, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29987","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How it started | Le Stonghe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How it started | Le Stonghe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Le Stonghe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hotel-Castell-dEmporda-100996436612176\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T09:01:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/\",\"name\":\"How it started | Le Stonghe\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/elementor\\\/thumbs\\\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T12:34:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T09:01:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/elementor\\\/thumbs\\\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/elementor\\\/thumbs\\\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/over-ons\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About us\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Le Stonghe\",\"description\":\"2016 Le Stonghe\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Le Stonghe\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/Le-Stonghe-Estate-logo-white.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/Le-Stonghe-Estate-logo-white.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":355,\"caption\":\"Le Stonghe\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lestonghe.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Hotel-Castell-dEmporda-100996436612176\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/hotelcastellemporda\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/nl.pinterest.com\\\/castelldemporda\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How it started | Le Stonghe","description":"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How it started | Le Stonghe","og_description":"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/","og_site_name":"Le Stonghe","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hotel-Castell-dEmporda-100996436612176\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-17T09:01:18+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/","name":"How it started | Le Stonghe","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-15T12:34:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-17T09:01:18+00:00","description":"\u2018La Dolce Vita\u2019 began for us in 2006 when, after a long search, we fell in love with the Le Stonghe country house with its breathtaking 360\u00ba view.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/overons-1-1-scaled-rfw8discge8j6d634w0f4qy5vgwc9mujv3kzm46khi.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/over-ons\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/","name":"Le Stonghe","description":"2016 Le Stonghe","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#organization","name":"Le Stonghe","url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Le-Stonghe-Estate-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Le-Stonghe-Estate-logo-white.png","width":750,"height":355,"caption":"Le Stonghe"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hotel-Castell-dEmporda-100996436612176\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hotelcastellemporda\/","https:\/\/nl.pinterest.com\/castelldemporda\/"]}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"royvanalphen","author_link":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/author\/royvanalphen\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/?taxonomy=translation_priority&#038;term=optional-en\" rel=\"tag\">Optional<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"About us &#8220;La Dolce Vita&#8221; began for us in 2006, when, after a long search, we fell in love with Le Stonghe country house and its breathtaking 360-degree views. A few years later, we began restoring the dilapidated building, which ultimately resulted in four luxurious and charming apartments. Not long after, the abandoned Palazzo, a&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29987"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33291,"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29987\/revisions\/33291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lestonghe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}