Giuliano Lombardo, the owner of the Tramonti restaurant in Barcelona (Avenida Diagonal, 501), has passed away at the age of 75, as the family was informed via the restaurant's Instagram account with a poignant message: "Today Giuliano will reunite with his brother Franco in heaven." They also announced that the restaurant will officially close on December 31st. The restaurant had been searching for a successor for some time. as Lombardo himself explained on the ARA Comemos.

Tramonti, the Barcelona restaurant (Av. Diagonal, 501), opened in 1980 and considered the city's first Italian restaurant, is looking for a new owner. The business is for sale, although there's no sign indicating it's open and it's not closed, as Giuliano Lombardo's wife confirms. It's operating as usual, serving the excellent Italian cuisine that has always been a draw, but these days Giuliano Lombardo (75 years old) is temporarily absent from the dining room. Sadly, his brother, Franco Lombardo, the restaurant's chef, passed away last April.