Haircuts: The Sequel

Just when I thought all hope was lost, I found a great hairdresser – Parrucchiere Binaglia Gianluca in Spoleto. The experience was great, the results were good and the people were lovely.

From the moment I stepped inside to be welcomed by a young woman with a big smile, a babe in arms and a toddler playing hide-and-seek around her legs, I knew this wasn’t your average hair salon.

Then there was the decor – a bit like Middle Earth meets the 60s. It’s unusual. And entertaining; you’d certainly never be bored in this place waiting for your colour to cook. But, as always, it was the people who made the difference.

This family-owned and operated parrucchiere opened in 1957. These days the business is run by Gianluca and his son Riccardo, but it was founded by Gianluca’s parents more than 60 years ago. His mother, now in her 80s, still works several days a week.

In this salon everyone knows everyone else and, although the haircuts are good, I suspect that’s not the only reason people keep coming back…many of them for decades!

The salon's entrance provided a bit of a clue as to what was going on inside

But I certainly wasn't expecting this

Though it looks overwhelming, somehow it all works

And it's all sparkling clean; there's even a bar area

Riccardo and his father, Gianluca - the 'Masters of Hair'

And here's the woman who, with her husband, began and built a successful business that has employed three generations of her family and is still going strong after 60 years. Brilliant!