Journal · Notes from the front desk
Stories from Cala Morvi.
Where to swim, what to pack, who makes the plates. Written by the people who work here, four or five times a season.
Planning
What to pack for a September week
The sea is at its warmest, the evenings turn cool and the hill paths are dry. A short, honest list from the front desk.
Makers
Ceramics from the lane behind the hotel
Every plate at breakfast comes from Studio Ferro, forty metres up Vico dei Pescatori. We asked Sara Ferro how she glazes them.
Kitchen
Our breakfast, explained
Why it runs until 11:30, why there is no buffet, and the lemon cake that has been on the menu since 1962.
The House
A short history of the customs house
Built in 1911 to watch the harbour, a hotel since 1962, restored stone by stone in 2019. The story of Verrane in five dates.
Cala Morvi
Five swims within a walk
From our own jetty to the hidden cove below the chapel: the five places we send guests to swim, and when to go.
Letters from Cala Morvi
Four letters a year, written by hand, sent by email.
The first swim of the season, the olive harvest, the day the rooms open for next year. Nothing else, and never shared.
Read it here, then come and see