What you need to stay at Casa Enzo Ferrari, the trackside home of "the Pope of ... - The Australian Financial Review
It provides a chance not only to stay next to a famous racetrack, but also in premises once used by Enzo Ferrari – and lived in by Michael Schumacher. You have to apply to Ferrari for the right to stay. The Casa Enzo Ferrari is a three-storey, converted farmhouse near the main straight of the Fiorano race circuit, a piston-rod's throw from the Ferrari factory in Maranello, northern Italy. The ground floor consists, on one side, of Enzo's trackside office and dining room, where he discussed life, motor sport tactics and art with a succession of famous drivers including Niki Lauda?, Gilles Villeneuve? and Mario Andretti?. These rooms are preserved in perfect detail, down to Enzo's books, furniture, and dial-up telephones. The old man, affectionately known in Italy as "the Pope of the north", died in 1988, aged 90. A glass-fronted and firmly locked liquor cabinet is still crammed with Enzo's collection of spirits. The only things that have been added since are memorabilia, including photos and models of Ferrari cars, old and new. There is instead an additional floor-and-a-half filled with luxurious furniture from famed Italian brand Poltrona Frau for guests to sit on, sleep on and work in. And the televisions in the casa's accommodation are a lot larger than Enzo's. Source: www.afr.com
