Maison Sybarite
Sybaris was a city of Magna Graecia, "Great Greece", that was located in southern Italy on the Gulf of Taranto. It was said to have been established in 720 B.C. by settlers from the Greek Peloponnesus, mainly from the city of Argolis, and developed into a very prosperous area. It was known for its luxurious hedonistic lifestyle for the sybarites until it was destroyed by neighboring Crotona in 510 B.C. Sybarites were widely distributed in ancient literature of various genres. Herodotus, Strabo, Theocritus, Elian and others report on Sybaris. The term of Sybarite refer to exquisite people with refined tastes or to those who were delivered to the luxury and pleasure. They should have been known for being a member of the probably first monetary union in history.
The Sybarite story has an obvious reflection in the famous tale published by the well-known Danish author Hans Christian Andersen "The Princess and the Pea", in which an unknown girl confirms her royal ancestry and status as princess because lying on a bed of twenty mattresses she could not sleep due to the trouble that a pea that was under them caused her. So delicate the little princess was!
Sybarites were advanced for its time, its policies and the way to live, knowing to associate pleasure with work, arts, quality of life, harmonious coexistence with nature and well-being. A conscious sybarite is person totally devoted to sensuality and all of life’s pleasures while being respectful of the environment. If you know someone who’s totally devoted to sensuality and all of life’s pleasures, call them Sybarite.
François Lenormant"I don’t believe there is a lovelier place in the world than the plain where Sybaris stood. All things beautiful come together: the laughing greenery of southern Italy, the vastness of the most majestic Alpine landscapes, the sun and the sea of Greece"
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