The mansion, occupied by Italian Ambassador Claudio Taffuri and his wife, Maria Enrica Francesca Stajano, is just across the Champlain Bridge in Gatineau. The residence is majestically perched on a hill overlooking the Ottawa River. (Photo: Claudio Taffuri)
The mansion, occupied by Italian Ambassador Claudio Taffuri and his wife, Maria Enrica Francesca Stajano, is just across the Champlain Bridge in Gatineau. The residence is majestically perched on a hill overlooking the Ottawa River. (Photo: Claudio Taffuri)
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The mansion, occupied by Italian Ambassador Claudio Taffuri and his wife, Maria Enrica Francesca Stajano, is just across the Champlain Bridge in Gatineau. The residence is majestically perched on a hill overlooking the Ottawa River. (Photo: Claudio Taffuri)
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The ambassador and his wife both find the residence warm and inviting, as well as a good place to entertain — something they do often. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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The drawing room features columns as well as this small nook to the side. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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The dining room is full of dark wood and seats at least a dozen. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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As its central element, the drawing room features a Carrara marble fireplace, ornate cornices and pops of colour in the furniture. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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As its central element, the drawing room features a Carrara marble fireplace, ornate cornices and pops of colour in the furniture. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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The ambassador’s favourite space is a former conservatory that he and his wife have converted into a sitting room. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
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This is a reproduction of the Fonseca bust, a famous piece that resides in the Hall of the Emperors of the Capitoline Museum in Rome. The original dates back to the late 1st or early 2nd Century. (Photo: Ashley Fraser)
