Guest room of Tressants, Menorca, inspired by the imaginary city of Phyllis, where visitors "rejoice in observing all the bridges over the canals..."
Photo: Pepa Oromi

In Valdrada, "The traveler, arriving, sees two cities: one erect above the lake, and the other reflected, upside down."
Photo: Pepa Oromi

"The city of Zenobia... though set on dry terrain, it stands on high pilings."
Photo: Pepa Oromi

"After a seven days' march through woodland, the traveler directed toward Baucis cannot see the city and yet he has arrived..."
Photo: Pepa Oromi

"In Eudoxia, which spreads both upward and down, with winding alleys, steps, dead ends, and hovels, a carpet is preserved in which you can observe the city's true form."
Photo: Pepa Oromi

The lap pool is illuminated by changing-color fiber optics.
Photo: Pepa Oromi

While excavating for the pool, laborers discovered remains dating back to ancient Rome.
Photo: Chiara Fabiani

Narrow streets in the old city of Ciutadella, Menorca, made modern construction especially difficult during the renovation of the two houses that became Tressants.
Photo: Chiara Fabiani