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In the main pedestrian street, this store is a must. You come here to window-shop, almost literally, as the pretty delicacies are displayed in the window. You'll find all the finest sweets, both Valle d'Aostan and Italian. At the top of the list is Mont-Blanc artisan chocolate, available in decorative bars, followed by cookies, jams, honey, sweet and savoury creams, caramels, wines, liqueurs... More than a chocolatier, a true delicatessen. For gourmands, it's enough to make you lose your head!

The Panizzi brothers are highly regarded in the valley, first as producers and then as sellers of their own products: fontina cheese, hard cheese made from the milk of cows fed peacefully in the high mountain pastures (PDO), fresh soft cow's milk cheese, goat's milk cheese, artisanal yoghurts.... They have diversified their range to include the best cheeses from Savoie, Haute-Savoie and the Swiss Valais. The selection is extraordinarily rich: impossible not to find what you're looking for, or rather... impossible not to buy it all!

Wide variety of cheeses, including tommes.

In a colourful atmosphere, you can buy typical products from the valley: cheese, sausages and country wines.

We can buy different products, including the famous cheese la. Also, possible visits by appointment.

This small family pastry shop (also caterer), well known since its creation in 1958, is full of very appetizing sweets, all handmade. Well located under the arcades, in a wooded setting, it allows you to take a comforting break. Fruit pastes with orange, melon, peach or banana flavour. It is the ideal place to discover Italian and especially Piedmontese pastries, including Pan della Marchesa, the house specialty with hazelnuts, and Lose golose, Susa cakes with almond, cocoa and peach flavor.

Both a restaurant and a wine cellar, you'll find one of the best selections of wines in the region. You'll find a warm ambience in the large dining room, with beautiful bottles displayed on the shelves along the walls. On the menu: tagliatelle, ravioli, medaglioni, veal escalopes and prime rib, accompanied by seasonal vegetables including excellent mushrooms. Try the wild boar ravioli or the speck and red radish ravioli. Tasting of grands crus in the stone cellar in the basement.

In this small, friendly cheese dairy, situated in a pedestrian street in the centre of Torre Pellice, you will find all the typical cheeses of the valley, including the famous saras del fèn. It is a ricotta cheese made from cow or ewe's milk, which was once surrounded by hay by shepherds to protect it during transport, and which gives it its herbaceous notes. It is made every year in the month of May. But there is also a wide range of cheeses, very nicely selected, from all over the Botte, cow, sheep, goat...

Here, in the basement of the fortress, lies the wine production of Emilia Romagna in all its diversity. No less than 800 different labels are on display and just waiting to be tasted. Above all, the price-quality ratio is unbeatable here: count 10 € for a tasting accompanied by local delicacies. Finally, please note that you can place an order on the wine library's website to be delivered directly to your home.

Every Friday, producers from the Ferrara area set up shop around the Porta Paola, an ancient city gate built in the 17th century, and offer their seasonal produce: fruit and vegetables, but also meat, cheese and poultry. There are also jam jars, pretty flowers and local wine.Those who love antique fairs, on the other hand, will rather go to the Trento e Trieste and Savonarola squares on the first Saturday and the first Sunday of each month, when a market for antiques and collectibles is held.

This artisanal gelateria lives up to its name: it is true that the ice creams are as creamy and smooth as one could wish! The ice creams are made by hand from carefully selected products, such as DOP pistachio from Sicily or ricotta and pears from Abate. From classic tastes to unexpected flavors, from chocolate and coffee to fruit, everything is good and will satisfy a greedy craving. To be tasted on the spot, on the few tables outside the store, or to accompany your walk along the seafront.

"Charcuterie" and not salumeria: "As in French", says Giuseppe Esposito, the grocery store owner, proudly looking at his hams. On the other hand, in terms of products, it is like in Naples: mozzarella di bufala, dried pasta of all shapes and colours, wines, olives, marinated aubergines, preserves, limoncello and all the good products of the Parthenopian and Campanian tradition. Perfect for shopping in local colours. In case you are feeling hungry, ask for a slice of pagnottiello, a bread dough filled with hard-boiled eggs and salami.

Since 1913, Callipo has been the specialist in quality canned tuna. At that time, the company worked exclusively with Mediterranean bluefin tuna, caught off the coast of Pizzo. Callipo was even one of the patented suppliers to the Court at the time of Victor Emmanuel III. Nowadays, the tuna is fished mostly in the ocean with a sustainable approach, and its meat is always the object of the greatest care. The beautiful preserves are on sale in the store, as well as products from the Pizzo farm (citrus jams, liqueurs...).

A temple of delicacies that has been open since 1987. It offers a selection of quality local products such as cheeses (caciocavallo podolico matured on hay or in caves, canestrato made from goat's milk), cold cuts (prosciutello, capocollo, salsiccia pezzente - a typical sausage included in the list of Slow Food Presidi), but also preserves, jams and honey, wine, amaro and the famous peperone crusco. It is possible to taste some of the products to help you make your choice.

In the heart of the steep streets of Bova, the brothers Carmelo and Bruno Traclò sometimes open the doors of their cantina for a visit and a tasting of their red wine, Lanò. The Lanò is made according to traditional methods, using local grape varieties, Nerello Calabrese and Castiglione. It is not filtered because the brothers want to preserve all the aromas. Attached to their land and its traditions, they are committed to an organic and biodynamic approach. The result: a raw and aromatic wine, in the image of this territory.

"Les vices des anges" is the gourmet address in Via Domenico Ridola, one of the main streets in the historic center. This artisanal ice cream shop offers a range of flavors that will satisfy every desire, from the most classic tastes (pistachio, chocolate) to the most original flavors and combinations (licorice, sabayon, mandarin-basil, rum-kaki). In the summer, the fruit granite is very refreshing. The ice cream shop also offers lactose-free flavors. To be enjoyed on the small terrace or during a walk.

Le Futé has found the best gelateria in Santa Teresa. The store is very small but full of original flavors. Get ready to salivate: lime-coconut, almond-ginger, cookie! Here are some examples of the flavors that made us melt... And in addition, you can taste before ordering. A paradise for the greedy ones especially since this ice cream parlour also proposes frozen cakes and delicious pancakes. The place is decorated with taste and is very clean. We love it!

At the intersection of Tuscolana Street and Palmiro Togliatti Street, it is a large, multi-function business structure. The centre has over 100 stores, supermarkets, large stores, restaurants, free services and cafeterias, bookshops, etc.

In the heart of the city centre, this wine bar offers a wide selection of wines (especially Tuscan), grappa (digestive), oil and vinegar.

Allow yourself a moment in this street adjacent to the popular Corso Cavour. Sitting at the table of this modern stall, enjoy a gourmet break at breakfast time, over a cappuccino, hot chocolate, tea or homemade fruit juice, accompanied by a generous selection of pastries. If you choose lunch or an evening aperitif, opt for a beer or glass of wine with a snack brimming with vegetables or charcuterie.

Here, in the heart of the pedestrian streets of the historic center, is a place dedicated to the food industry where you will find the best of Sardinian gastronomy. And it is not a tourist trap, the prices are adjusted and the quality is really there. You can even have lunch on the terrace or simply enjoy an espresso. The smiling staff will not hesitate to let you taste a piece of cheese or cold cuts if you are not sure. If you want to bring back fresh products, you can vacuum-pack them. An address to remember!

To the south of the historic centre, after crossing the Burana Canal on Via Bologna, you reach the most famous delicatessen in the city, specialising in the production of salami, sausages, pancetta and other tasty pigs. Prepared by craftsmen, they are then left to rest in the maturing rooms before being put up for sale. Choose, for example, the salama da sugo, the Ferrarese salami with garlic, or the zia ferrarese, typical specialties of Ferrara.

A piece of Bergamo history dated 1476. Situated in the enchanting Piazza Vecchia, the retro and elegant décor will take you back to an atmosphere of yesteryear. The bar offers excellent pastry specialties such as torta donizetti, the traditional local sweet cake with apricots and pineapple slices. There is also a fast food restaurant at lunchtime. You will enjoy the beauty of the setting, although the service is sometimes a little slow. And if you are in too much of a hurry, you can simply lean back at the bar to have a coffee!

The true gourmets will find here what they need to satisfy their desires! Founded in 1796 (Bologna was then occupied by Napoleon's troops), it is the oldest chocolate maker in the city. Majani was an official supplier to the Royal House of Savoy after the unification of Italy. Taste the famous cremini, incredibly melting little squares: made of four layers of marzipan and hazelnut paste, they were invented in 1911 for the launch of the Fiat Tipo 4. Another chocolatey delicacy is the tortellino, dark, milk or white, with creamy filling.

The Nardini distillery is the oldest and most popular in the area. Established in Bassano in 1779, its reputation has grown over the centuries; the French and Austrians, throughout the nineteenth century, were the real pillars of the distillery. The old distillery bar, located at the foot of the Ponte Vecchio, is therefore a small piece of history, which comes alive especially in the evening. People meet there to have a glass of grappa, often moving to the bridge. There is a large selection of bottles available for sale.

Since 1957, Faravelli is to gastronomy what Cartier is to jewellery. In the showcase meats, hams, cheeses and succulent prepared dishes (white bean pasta, soups, roast portions and so on) with products of the highest quality and freshness. Within a few metres, there is also a delicatessen selling all kinds of seasonal delicacies, and a well-stocked wine and champagne library, which completes the setting. You come here for special occasions as well as for your lunch sandwich.

"We do it in front of everyone" is the motto of this amazing café, at the crossroads between an ice cream parlour, a restaurant and a pastry shop. Cioccolati Italiani does everything possible to fulfil its mission of promoting chocolate culture: a view of the production laboratory, dark and white chocolate fountains (where you can fill your cone), ice-cream tasting and a pleasant veranda. A real temple dedicated to chocolate served in all its variations; gelato, however, wins first prize: smooth, velvety, creamy, a real treat!

For more than 40 years, this artisanal pastry shop has excelled in its house specialty, margheritine, small light and melting cookies first made in 1868 for the Queen of Italy, Margherita. They are now the pride of the city. You can't leave Stresa without tasting them. The cookies can be bought by the gram. To make a gift, they are packed in a pretty cardboard box with the representation of the city in engraving. Other tempting sweets: panettone, filled mini-croissants, tarts...

With such a name (criollo is the noblest variety of cocoa), you can imagine that here it is a matter of taste! And of chocolate! This bar-pastry-chocolate shop, located next to the historic center and therefore away from tourism, makes modern sweet creations that are popular with the locals. You will hear Italian spoken there, which is not necessarily the case a few meters away. On the terrace, you can sip a good coffee accompanied by a slice of Santa Fina, one of the house specialties, with saffron (produced in San Gimignano) and lemon. Yummy!

Quality, tradition, know-how and artisanal production... No, this isn't a fashion store, it's the cheese magician's boutique. At Borgiattino, you'll find something to make the good old French cheese platter swoon. Since 1927, the choice of products is incredible. You'll fall for caciotta, caprini, asiago... Cheeses, too, have their seasons, and every month the store puts one in the spotlight. You can taste all these good things cooked or presented with care in the restaurant.

The pastry tradition of the Novara region has ancient origins. The Novaresi (and Italians in general) are fond of dry cookies and shortbread of all kinds. In Novara, the Camporelli cookie factory has been nurturing this tradition since 1852. Today, Ambrogio Fasola, a descendant of the Camporelli family, perpetuates this know-how with passion. Simple ingredients and rigorously hand-crafted production form the basis of Biscottini di Novara, the company's specialty (up to 100,000 cookies are produced here every day).

The scent of cookie invades Via Lanza, driving gourmands to^No. 17. A large counter, utensils from the early ^20th century, dozens of prizes on the walls... The star here is the krumiro, a delicious little cake in the shape of a striped boomerang. In fact, its shape is linked to the moustache of King Victor Emmanuel II, who died in 1878, the year the krumiro was created by pastry chef Domenico Rossi. Since then, production has remained strictly artisanal.

It's a must for gourmets from Alessandria and beyond, right in the heart of the city. The evocative setting of the former Guerci gallery, built in Liberty style in 1895, makes Bonadeo's delicate pastries even more exquisite, in particular the petit fours, the wide variety of brioches and the famous Polenta di Marengo cake (a soft pastry made from corn flour, starch and raisins, covered with a maraschino glaze) that pay homage to the city's great pastry-making tradition.

Asti has had a great commercial tradition since the Middle Ages. The large market is spread over three squares, and even if you don't want to buy anything, wandering among the early produce of the local growers and between the stalls of cheap clothes remains a fun occupation. There are 47 grower stalls and around 60 food stalls, not to mention the many non-food stalls (around 250!). The daily market can be found in piazza Catena or in the 1925 covered market in piazza Libertà.

The town hall, Palazzo Robellini, also houses the regional wine library, dedicated to the wines of the area, one of the richest in grape varieties in the whole of Piedmont. Inaugurated in 1981, it occupies the basement of the palace. The space is divided into small, typically vaulted rooms. An impressive selection of excellent wines to taste before making your final choice, all guided by knowledgeable and helpful staff. A must to fill your suitcases!

These historic cellars belonged to the Falletti di Barolo marquises, who were already producing an exceptional wine in the ^18th century. In addition to learning more about the history of Barolo, the tour is interesting, with a chance to admire barrels several hundred years old. At the end of the tour, enjoy a tasting of the fabulous wines, and stop by the boutique to buy a few bottles. If you dine at the restaurant, the tour is included in the three menus on offer (from €59 to €79).

Since the 1970s, the Rolando family has run this beautiful pastry shop in the centre of Tortona, an unmissable haunt for gourmets and gourmands. Although its specialities are numerous, it is especially known for its Baci di Dama (lady's kisses). Small oval biscuits united by a thin veil of chocolate, the Baci di Dama are the jewel of the city. Their reputation has long since spread beyond the Piedmontese and even national borders, but it is here that the best are to be found. A visit is mandatory!

A true Ivrea institution, this glorious pastry owes its fame to Torta 900, patented by Umberto Balla in 1972. Its gourmet recipe, however, dates back to the ^19th century, created by Ottavio Bertinotti, and the secret of its manufacture has been jealously guarded ever since. It's made up of two discs of sponge-like, but lighter, cocoa dough, topped at the last minute with chocolate cream and dusted with powdered sugar. The result is really delicate and melts in the mouth.

Did you know that it is in Verona that the pandoro is produced, this sweet star-shaped bun sprinkled with icing sugar, a must for Christmas? Well, the Barini pastry shop has been making it its speciality for over 50 years. Just a few steps from the bullring, Barini is also a cafeteria where you can sip a creamy cappuccino or a strong espresso and bite into little cakes with names as bewitching as their flavour: Romeo's Kisses (with almond and butter cream), Juliet's Kisses (with hazelnut and chocolate cream).

For those with a sweet tooth, here's a chocolate factory offering a range of delicious chocolates, as well as frozen desserts. Here, since 1979, chocolate has been handcrafted in all shapes and flavors: pralines, dragées, spreads, tablets... but also tartufo, an ice cream-based dessert with a heart of melting chocolate, available in a myriad of different flavors, each more appetizing than the last: pistachio, coffee, ricotta and fig... Further address: Via Gennaro Serra 78 (behind Pizza Plebiscito).

This small grocery store is located in the Sanità district. The Esposito family will introduce you to the world of taralli, the salty cookies eaten in Naples as an aperitif. For over half a century, they have specialized in making this cookie. They come in a variety of flavors, from the traditional 'nzogna e pepe, with lard and pepper, to sweet cookies like taralli with almonds. You can also try their homemade pagnottiello , a bread dough filled with salami and hard-boiled eggs.

Artisanal chocolate factory in the hands of the Gallucci family since 1890. Located in the Sanità district, a stone's throw away from the catacombs of San Gaudioso, the shop focuses on authenticity, offering only handmade chocolate sweets. Succumb to the nocciolo (chocolate with pieces of walnut) or to the castagna fondente (a soft and mellow dark chocolate). Also chocolate bars, nougat, and candied chestnuts in the fall. Enough to recover from your emotions after visiting the catacombs!

In the heart of the Quadrilatero, Eataly has taken up residence inside the Nuovo Ambasciatori, a restored 19th century market. More than a shop, it is a cultural centre that combines culture and gastronomy on three floors, with a bookshop, a café, an osteria, a wine library and a space for events and meetings around Italian products. A didactic place where you can eat, relax, read and get all the beautiful products of the peninsula. An address open to all, a must for lovers of the land.

Villas and abbeys make you hungry? The Besuschio pastry shop in the town's central square has been satisfying both big and small hungers for over 170 years. Macaroons, pralines, chocolates, but also traditional specialities such as pan de fraa, a tender cake named after the bread that the monks used to distribute to the poor, or the tegola (tile) of San Bernardino, made with butter, almonds and hazelnuts. There is a lovely terrace under the arcades where you can sip a cappuccino or a glass of wine with a brioche or some petits fours.

A temple of torrone since 1836, Sperlari is the great specialist in sweets of all kinds. Supplier to the Royal Household since 1921, this beautiful shop of delights is well worth a visit. Its window display seems to be straight out of a children's book, so full of colours and delicacies! Apart from the traditional nougat(torrone) with almonds, honey and egg white, you will find all kinds of colours and shapes: chocolate, pistachio, but also jams, sweet liqueurs and sweets.

A paradise for gourmets, Mangili is the perfect address if you want to take home a small basket of Bergamasque flavours. From the butcher's department you will choose the Bergamo sausage, among the pasta one or two portions of fresh casoncelli (to be eaten quickly!), among the cheeses a nice slice of taleggio and, on the delicatessen shelves, some nougats or dry cakes. We let ourselves be advised by the boss, very friendly and good advice. Some good local wines. And then, of course, let yourself be tempted by everything else!

A stone's throw from the station is this charming pastry shop whose specialty is sfogliatella, the Neapolitan sweet with a heart of citrus-flavoured ricotta, in a puff pastry or shortcrust pastry sprinkled with impalpable sugar. Some Neapolitans even say that the best are eaten here, always served hot and fragrant, ideally accompanied by a small espresso. We can only recommend that you get an idea of it for yourself...

An institution of the sfogliatella which is located near Porta Capuana, a stone's throw from Piazza Garibaldi and just outside the historic centre. Legend has it that the pastry shop was founded in 1837 by the pastry chef Carraturo, who specialized in the preparation of sfogliatella riccia (puff pastry). According to history, all of Naples came to taste it. Today, it is the fifth generation that kindly welcomes visitors tempted by one of their delicious Neapolitan pastries.