{"id":1853,"date":"2026-02-03T14:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paololettieri.com\/?post_type=portfolio-item&#038;p=1853"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:47:33","slug":"istisu-thermal-resort","status":"publish","type":"portfolio-item","link":"https:\/\/paololettieri.com\/it\/portfolio-item\/istisu-thermal-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Istisu Thermal Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1853\" class=\"elementor elementor-1853\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9afc12 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"b9afc12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa20a44 qodef-sticky-column--no\" data-id=\"fa20a44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af00a9d\" 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=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8a7c2bf4-055f-4331-959a-82cb26d1ad11\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"532\">Located at 2,300 meters above sea level in the Kalbajar mountains, the Mountain Resort is a 144-room hotel and wellness destination integrating hospitality, leisure, and medical spa functions. 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