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The Winter 2025 edition of Casa de Campo Living has arrived, capturing a moment many in this community know well: when different parts of your life intersect in one place and feel right at home. This season’s issue explores that connection through food, culture, design and personal stories that reflect how Casa de Campo continues to bring people together across borders.

In his publisher’s letter, Philip Silvestri describes that feeling firsthand. Writing about the recent Casa de Campo Food and Wine Festival, he recalls welcoming friends and collaborators from North Texas, including voices from sister publication Local Profile. “That’s the magic of Casa de Campo,” Silvestri writes. “It’s not just a destination; it’s an experience that reveals itself layer by layer.” Watching first-time visitors fall in love with the community reminded him how naturally Casa de Campo brings worlds together, from Texas to the Dominican Republic and back again.

A Season Built Around Community

That spirit carries through the Winter 2025 cover story, A Taste of Community, which looks at how food continues to anchor life at Casa de Campo. The feature revisits the Food and Wine Festival not just as an event, but as part of a larger culture shaped by shared tables, familiar faces and conversations that linger.

Throughout the issue, stories move easily between tradition and what comes next. From long-standing events to new experiences, the issue reflects a community shaped by people who live here full-time, return seasonally or arrive curious and leave changed.

Inside the Winter 2025 Features

Several features form the backbone of the issue. Coverage of the 2025 Sugar Tournament traces how sport and philanthropy remain deeply linked through support for Fundación MIR. An interview with Argentine artist Susana Gíser offers insight into intuition and essentialism through her recent exhibition in Altos de Chavón. A Fresh Approach to Well-Being explores how Casa de Campo and Ēquilibra are shaping wellness through movement, balance and connection.

One of the most personal pieces, The Maestro and the Prodigy, follows the bond between Italian conductor Gianni Bergamo and Dominican piano prodigy Samuel García, a mentorship that began quietly in Casa de Campo and grew into an international journey rooted in belief and opportunity.

The issue also looks outward. Features on the La Romana Cruise Port and MSC Cruises’ return as a year-round homeport beginning in 2026 examine how the region continues to strengthen its global ties while creating new opportunities close to home. Together, the stories show how Casa de Campo and the region continue to connect locally and globally.

Life, Style and Tradition

Winter 2025 also captures the everyday rhythm of Casa de Campo. Fashion and design take center stage in Global Icons Meet Caribbean Style and Designers in Casa, while events such as ALMA Casa de Campo, Watches & Yachts, Friendsgiving and the Da Vittorio and O.livia culinary experience reflect the season’s social life.

Traditions remain front and center. The Christmas light-up ceremony in Altos de Chavón marks the start of the holidays, and a new archery experience at the Shooting Center adds another layer to the resort’s sporting culture. Villas in Casa offers a closer look at homes shaped by calm and connection, and Faces in Casa: Martha Victoriá honors a woman whose 41 years at Altos de Chavón mirror the resort’s own history.

The issue rounds out with a wine tasting feature, a dining guide and an updated Casa de Campo map, practical additions that reflect how residents and guests actually move through the community.

From the Community, for the Community

The Winter 2025 edition reads like a conversation among neighbors. It is shaped by contributors who live these stories and by a community that continues to grow without losing its soul. As Silvestri writes, there is something powerful about watching someone experience Casa de Campo for the first time. This issue invites you to do the same, whether you are opening these pages as a longtime resident or discovering new corners of a place you already call home.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our contributors, advertisers, and, above all, our readers, whose steadfast support enables us to bring the spirit of Casa de Campo to life on these pages.

Keep an eye out for the print version of this beautiful, milestone issue — it’s coming soon!