Colourful halls with precious ceramics and copper cooking implements everywhere afford the most heavenly views. With all the homemade fragrances, flavours and liqueurs of earlytwentiethcentury trattorias on the coast, it enchanted Duchess Anna of Aosta, Mastroianni, King Vidor, Akira Kurosawa, Billy Wilder, Anthony Queen, Lina Wertmuller, and Pavarotti. The ship-owner Achille Lauro, whose villa was nearby, was a regular. Napoli soccer players Jeppson, Altafini and Sivori would accept only Francischiello for their retreat. Now run by the third generation.