{"id":516,"date":"2026-05-27T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pensionedilustro.it\/?page_id=516"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:30:44","slug":"history-forio-truman-capote-local-color","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pensionedilustro.it\/en\/history-forio-truman-capote-local-color\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"516\" class=\"elementor elementor-516 elementor-396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747ad50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"747ad50\" 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-948eb42 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"948eb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&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;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ce1cf3c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"FORIO_STORIA2\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">History<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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-51597df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51597df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9106829 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9106829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A corner of paradise in Forio d'Ischia where time seems to have stood still.<\/h1>\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-ecb1968 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecb1968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f04ca33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f04ca33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><p>Within these walls, amid the scent of lemons and the sea breeze, the writer Truman Capote found refuge and inspiration, immortalizing the vitality of our family and the warmth of this place in unforgettable pages.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\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-cf90712 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf90712\" 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-5311d2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5311d2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7f12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c7f12a\" 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\">The History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7e459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7e459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Truman Capote<\/strong> stayed in Forio d&#8217;Ischia in the spring of 1949, <strong>as a guest at Pensione Di Lustro<\/strong>. This experience inspired one of his most famous travel reportages, which was later included in his celebrated book Local Color.\n\n<strong>Arriving on March 23, 1949, he stayed until June 13<\/strong> with his companion Jack Dunphy. <strong>He stayed in Room No. 3<\/strong>.\n\n<strong>&#8220;The pleasantest pensione in Forio&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>this is how the author defined Pensione di Lustro in his book<\/strong>, where he dedicated a few lines describing it as an affordable and charming accommodation, even though at the time it lacked running water and electricity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15870 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a15870\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccd1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pensionedilustro.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LIBRO_TRUMAN_CAPOTE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pensionedilustro.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LIBRO_TRUMAN_CAPOTE.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.pensionedilustro.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LIBRO_TRUMAN_CAPOTE-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5018ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5018ab\" 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\">From his book<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd4122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdd4122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1b5e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff1b5e5\" 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 data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"><em>\u201cThere is the pensione without running water; but the rooms are large, with balconies overlooking the sea, the food is good and all too abundant, the price advantageous. 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