{"id":76,"date":"2026-02-25T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theruralcollection.com\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:54:31","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theruralcollection.com\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"76\" class=\"elementor elementor-76\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488c94d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"488c94d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:18,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/theruralcollection.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Rural-Collection-10.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf18a9e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf18a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About us<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2976463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2976463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2858cec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2858cec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503aa20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"503aa20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf273b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaf273b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enriching, slow travel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d89f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d89f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travelling with The Rural Collection is to touch the ethereal beauty of the Mediterranean countryside. 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