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An exceptional estate, born of the passion and love of founder Vittorio Moretti. The Bellavista vineyards cover more than 190 ha, and more than 1,150,000 bottles are produced each year. To give you an idea, Bellavista is the official supplier of Milan's Scala! The estate's care is not confined to wine alone: an enchanting garden completes the estate, ranked among the most beautiful in Italy. The estate is home to Relais & Châteaux l'Albereta and the restaurant of top Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi.

Under their metal lids, the ice creams, with their many original flavors, are skilfully worked with a spatula, before being served, in large quantities, on small cookie cones. And, as with many gelaterias in Rome, don't hesitate to ask for the extra whipped cream(panna)! Flor is also a master in the art of fresh yoghurt, with fruit or plain. You'll also find pastries(tiramisù, crostata...). An ice cream parlour to discover, conveniently close to the forums and the Colosseum.

The Capichera estate is an oenological institution in Sardinia. The Ragnedda family has been leading a policy of research and development of the island's indigenous grape varieties for over 40 years. The result is notorious: the wines from here have a strong character. Of great gustatory quality, they are the fruit of a maturation in barrels that can last up to twenty years. Whether you are a wine lover or not, a visit here is a must, if only to admire the landscape surrounding the cellars and vineyards.

With gluten-free, lactose-free and even vegan recipes, traditional ice creams with monstrously delicious flavors, and constantly evolving quality ingredients, Suso has established itself as one of Venice's finest ice cream makers since 2010. Stracciatella, coffee, pistachio, caramel, hazelnut, chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, lemon... here, the great classics taste exceptional. As the price of success, it's not unusual to have to wait 10-20 minutes to get to the counter. But it's worth it, and gourmets may well come back.

It's hard to miss THE local specialty when visiting Venice: baccalà veneto . This brand, proud of its culinary heritage, has even decided to package this typically Venetian recipe in order to make it known to the whole world, and to allow visitors to leave with a few samples. The prepared cod may be packaged in small metal cans, but the product remains authentically tasty. The result is one of the most evocative souvenirs of Venetian culinary culture.

The Mercato del Erbe is the meeting place par excellence for food lovers who like to pick the best of each store to do their shopping. Since 1968, the Fromaggeria Barbierini has been selling artisanal cheeses from Emilia Romagna. A family business from father to son that smells of authenticity. You can find top-quality Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, whose wheels decorate the shop, but also everything you need to compose a cheese and Parma ham platter, mustards, pasta, syrup and carefully selected local wines.

The Zamberletti café-pâtisserie is one of those addresses that seem to have no sense of time passing by. Under the arcades of the central corso , it is the ideal stop for a little black ristretto at the counter, a brioche jam at breakfast or a glass of prosecco around 6pm. Zamberletti is also an obligatory stopover in Varese to bring back sweets in your basket, including Dolce Varese, the local speciality. The pastries make us all envious, it's a feast for the eyes and the mouth. The plus: online shop.

The Zanardi patisserie owes its reputation to reginette . Since 1937, the patented recipe for this little cookie has been attracting the finest gourmets. For 23 years, Mr. Sacchi was the original cookie maker, before stepping down. Simple, almost wafer-like, reginette are made with eggs, flour, sugar, butter and a little chocolate cream. They are sold in an attractive tin, wrapped in aluminium foil. The Zanardi patisserie is also recommended for its artisanal ice creams.

A place that, since 1911, has been upholding tradition with itsdelicious pasticciotti (an unavoidable pastry from Salento) and other desserts. The ice creams are also delicious! In summer, the tables are outside. The location is perfect, since it is situated in the Sant'Oronzo square! If we were not seduced by their small restoration, the bar is, on the other hand, recommended for a copious breakfast, for a greedy snack, or for an aperitif in the evening, in order to taste a spritz served with some amuse-bouches.

Since 1954, Chalet Ciro has been an obligatory stopover for Neapolitans strolling along the waterfront. It is one of the most famous glaciers in the city, facing the marina of Mergellina, and a stone's throw from the funicular station. A beautiful terrace in the shade of large parasols, very popular in the summer, you may need to be patient if you wish to settle down. The house also offers pastries and antipasti at aperitivo time to accompany your drink.

Vigevano isn't just famous for its shoes; sausages are also part of the local culinary heritage. Just 100 m from Piazza Ducale, here's a butcher's shop renowned for its specialties. Try the pig liver sausage, a true gastronomic experience, but also ham, preserves in oil and parmesan! What's more, the store has an air of yesteryear about it; everyone here is on a first-name basis, and the friendly staff reflects the tranquility of the town.

Lovers of cheeses and Parmesan cheese, don't miss the visit to a caseificio of Parmigiano Reggiano (artisanal production of real Parmesan cheese). Les 4 Madonne is an ultra-modern caseificio that scrupulously respects the different steps to make traditional Parmesan cheese. The visit is interesting and allows you to see the room where no less than 33,000 wheels of parmesan cheese are stored. However, you should know that most of the activity takes place between 8:30 and 10:00 am. There is a shop at the entrance where you can buy fresh parmesan cheese and other regional products.

The scent of bread and cakes fills the whole of Via San Barnaba, so let your nose guide you and hurry to the entrance of this famous pastry shop. In the window there is a display of puffy, golden focaccia, a typical Venetian sweet bun that is delicious for dessert or breakfast. But the other pastry shops are not to be outdone, especially in February, when crowds flock to Nono Colussi's to buy chiacchiere and other frittelle, the traditional carnival doughnuts.

Another property of the illustrious Falorni family, this huge wine shop, located in the basement, offers no less than 150 different labels. And tasting is perfectly regulated. All you have to do is buy a card and insert it into a machine that will itself serve the dose(s) of the desired wine(s). Very modern, but hello the seller-customer relationship.... It is not here that the visitor will get the best advice. On the other hand, with such a mass of bottles, the prices are quite correct.

Since 1973, this winery, housed in an ^18th-century palace, has been offering a vast panorama of Langhe wine production at extremely competitive prices. Various types of tasting are available and, above all, you'll get advice and information on every wine: the staff are competent and passionate. There are only wines from the region, which is perfect and more than enough. It's the ideal place to go shopping to take home, with bottles to suit all tastes and budgets.

Visiting the Ca' del Bosco estate and cellars is a sensory experience that combines the pleasure of good wine with a love of beautiful things. The estate is dotted with works of contemporary art, while the cellars, entirely designed by renowned architects, look more like a spaceship than a traditional wine cellar. You will discover how these great vintages are produced, through the different phases of production and in the laboratory. At the end of the tour, you will be able to order your favourite bottles

One of Martina Franca's (many!) butcher's shops where you can buy capocollo, the local specialty, and other salted meats produced and matured by the house. Our preference goes to culatello nostrano, a salted and dried raw ham, truly melting in the mouth! If you wish to bring back some cold cuts from your trip, ask for vacuum-packing. On the butcher's side, you will find the traditional bombette. Also some canned vegetables in oil, dry pasta and various condiments.

Venetian flavors as a souvenir, that's what the "three merchants" who created this delicatessen offer you. The store's décor and top-of-the-range gourmet products are a journey of taste and art. The store's great specialty? the tiramisù, available in a range of flavors and made right before your eyes by a team of expert pastry chefs. You'll also find macaroons, a range of pasta sauces and the finest Veneto charcuterie. In short, the temple of gourmets.

This patisserie, which has been in existence for over a century (it was founded in 1918), prepares delicious cakes that will perk you up during a morning or afternoon break. But you can also have lunch here, as it serves delicious savoury dishes. Quality products and attentive service. The house makes chocolates, sweets and cookies of all kinds, in case you'd like to take a little ballotin home with you!

This is another chain of well-known stores of the fashionistas, a four-storey temple dedicated to clothes and shoes for man, woman and child.

A shop set up in old troglodytic dwellings and offering a wide selection of typical products from the region. Here you can buy the famous peperoni cruschi, those crunchy sweet peppers, delicious plain or with fresh goat cheese, but also grilled beans for aperitifs, orecchiette and other special pasta, taralli, wine, olive oil, cold cuts and canned vegetables.

We love the look of this patisserie with its antique woodwork. It's a real haunt for the locals of San Polo. You'll see them flocking here especially on Sundays after mass, to buy their lunchtime cake. The chocolate and marzipan specialities are excellent. During Carnival, frittelle and chiacchiere fill the windows. A small counter inside allows you to taste them on the spot. You can also try one of Venice's best hot chocolates. An authentic address that is unanimously appreciated.

Open for three generations, this establishment is mythical in the neighbourhood. If you feel like having a sweet treat while wandering around the Nomentana district, try this bar-glacier, which is also famous for its pastries and pastries such as fagottini or the famous maritozzi, cream buns. You can accompany them with a cappuccino or a very good coffee for an Italian breakfast! You will also find sandwiches and ice creams. Depending on the season, panettoni and other doves are available on the counter.

You will have a little ice cream after your visit to the Vatican museums? For more than 20 years, this tiny glacier has been a delight for tourists and Romans in the area with its seasonal ice creams served in generous proportions and made with fresh, high-quality products. Given its rather privileged situation, the line is sometimes long. But if you're not in too much of a hurry, you can enjoy the orange, mint and amaretto flavours, which are a must, just like mango ice cream! The house also offers tasty yoghurts.

Carlo Pistacchi is no slouch. He's a passionate and daring shopkeeper. At his place, there's always a crowd of shoppers, those who discover and above all those who come back! It's worth mentioning that you'll be able to taste original, artisanal, additive-free ice creams here. The flavors concocted here are truly surprising. They range from ginger tiramisu and celery to artichoke, cinnamon, basil and fennel... Don't hesitate to try it, it's divine, so much so that some customers refer to the owner of L'Alaska as a happiness maker.

Favourite pastry of the Genoese bourgeois, Mangini maintains the same refined atmosphere (admire the chandeliers rocks) and same quality in its dishes since 1876. The small daisies filled with jam are exquisite. Without forgetting the main house speciality and made in Liguria: Sacripantina. Created in 1851 by Giovanni Preti, this cake with basic ingredients classic (milk, butter, egg yolks, flour) is nicely enhanced with rum and Marsala, without forgetting the addition of bread from Spain.

This little store, which would almost go unnoticed along Via Luccoli, is a piece of history. A landmark for gourmets, its red neon sign reads Caffetteria, which would look right at home in a Cinecittà film... As you'll have gathered, this is a far cry from supermarkets. The cremeria sells frothy artisanal ice creams, cream-filled wafers, Liège coffees and chocolates, and Genovese specialties such as panera genovese, a kind of iced coffee mousse. Top flavors include sabayon and pistachio.

On a trip to Boccadasse, a visit to Antica Gelateria Amedeo is a must for any ice cream lover. This former dairy now produces delicacies such as coffee panera, a delicious semi-glazed mousse! You'll find classics and unusual flavors like marron glacé, almond, cinnamon, chocolate-mint and lactose-free ice creams. Combine the pleasure of the taste buds with the pleasure of the eyes as you enjoy your ice cream as the sun sets. For a little variety, there's an infinite choice of fruit or cream sticks.

For a change from traditional ice cream, here's something to refresh your summer snacks. This all-purpose café-bistro prepares rich Sicilian specialties, including granite, a glass filled with crushed ice in a variety of flavors. Almost every ice-cream parlour sells them, but Don Paolo's are the best in the region. Try one with lemon or almonds, and sip from your own little paper cup with your straw, admiring the romantic view from the esplanade. Heated veranda for winter.

In the palace where Lord Byron stayed, this patisserie, named after its Swiss founder, is a landmark. Sweet and savoury mignardises and all kinds of chocolates have been made here with the utmost care since 1910. The store, which has caught up with the trend for a certain clientele eager for a more balanced diet, also offers lower-calorie "sweets", with less sugar and more fresh fruit or nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds). One of the specialties that will last the trip is Genoese pandolce.

Just a stone's throw from the Carlo Felice Theatre, one of Genoa's finest focaccias, in a central location where good bakeries are rare. We recommend you start with the classic focaccia , just to get an idea. Wide choice of sweet and savoury snacks. Very good pastries. Ideal for a quick breakfast or lunch, sitting around the piazza de Ferrari watching the fountain sparkle, before heading off to via Garibaldi and its many palaces.

Castelletto's most famous ice cream parlour, which has been making the finest semifreddi and panere (creamy ice cream parfaits) for generations. With such a solid reputation, we only regret that he took the opportunity to double his prices... A pity, but the gelato is still exquisite, and if you happen to push into this beautiful residential area, the terrace with its plunging view over the city is well worth a stop. There's also a cafeteria service, serving breakfasts and aperitifs.

In the Esquilino district, this artisan pastry shop with its delightfully old-fashioned façade opened in 1916 and has been run by the same family ever since. The welcome is warm, and the window displays traditional Italian pastries, from crostata to torta della nonna . This is an address cherished by Romans, not least for its maritozzi, which are among the best in the Italian capital. If you're lucky enough to try one, you'll have to get up early, as they sell like hotcakes!

This pastry shop opened in 1910 and is a real institution known throughout Sicily. Imagine recipes that are more than a century old and that perpetuate the taste of the past. The best cassate of Messina are devoured here. The house also makes other local specialities such as the succulent cannoli, especially those with ricotta,and the inevitable granita in summer, the pignolata, a cabbage pastry glazed with lemon and chocolate, fruits in pure marzipan, candied oranges, the famous Letizia tart with marzipan, orange and vanilla.

The De Conciliis family welcomes you to their estate in the hinterland of Agropoli to discover their Cilento wines, produced from the 15 hectares of vines on the property. The grape varieties, characteristic of the region, are Fiano for the white andAglianico for the red. Their production obtained organic certification in 2015. It's best to contact them before visiting and tasting their wines, among which the Donnaluna Fiano DOC (white) and Donnaluna Aglianico Paestum IGP (red). The company also produces extra virgin olive oil.

In this pretty shop by the beach, lovers of fish and specialities from the Amalfi coast will certainly find what they are looking for! The shop offers a selection of products from Cetara: the famous colatura di alici, marinated anchovies, tuna in oil or prepared (tuna pâté, peppers stuffed with tuna), bottarga. You can also find products from the Amalfi coast, such as lemons, limoncello, wine and homemade pasta. To be offered as a gift or to be tasted on the spot, as the shop also makes good paninis.

The history of the Jewish community in Venice has also left its mark on the restaurant business and, of course, the bakeries. Unleavened breads and kosher cakes (without milk and butter) are delicacies that Venetians frequently enjoy. The Volpe bakery, open since the 1950s, is said to be among the favorites of the rabbi of Venice. Its dry cookies such as bisse, impade(with almond paste) or zuccherini are exquisite. On the savory side, a few slices of thick pizza, olive focaccia and other unleavened breads are delicious.

Along the harbour, there is an excellent artisanal ice cream parlour that uses the island's raw materials to create its flavours. Try the medlar ice cream(nespole), a typical orange fruit of Procida, the mandarin ice cream or the lemon-basil ice cream. The establishment also offers an interesting selection of wines and cocktails to be enjoyed on the pleasant terrace and accompanied by snacks at aperitif time. It also serves snacks.

Founded in 1848, Afeltra is one of Gragnano's historical pasta producers. Their quality handmade pasta, with selected grains and water from the springs of the Lattari Mountains, is extruded (i.e. shaped) with bronze and left to dry for a long time. Their slightly rough texture allows the accompanying sauce to "cling" better to the dough. The shop offers a wide variety of these products (fusilli, maccheroni, linguine...); it is also possible to book a guided tour.

Oinoe represents the tradition and history of a land that has always been oriented towards the cultivation of vines made famous by names such as Malvasia, Moscato, Barbera, Lambrusco. From the property, accompanied by a guide, you will discover the vineyard, a trekking tour to appreciate the know-how of a culture; an enriching tour where the passion of the owner for his land is transmitted to his visitors! The return to the cellar is followed by a tasting. Next door, a small B&B allows those who wish to enjoy the place for a longer time.

This family estate was founded in the 1930s by the great-grandfather and is now run by the Pozzatti brothers who insist on tradition at the heart of their modern philosophy. The vineyards are located in Santa Maria La Palma, in the plain of Nurra, a few kilometers from the Gulf of Alghero. The wines are declined in the 3 colors and in grappa. The detailed visits, by appointment, are not free of charge but they are worth the detour: you follow the path that leads from the wine to the bottle to finish with a tasting accompanied by typical dishes.

The famous chain of Italian food stores is located in Forlì on more than 2,000 ^m2 spread over 3 floors. The gourmet will find everything: a bakery, an ice cream parlour, cold cuts and cheeses, fresh pasta, seasonal fruits and vegetables, wine and all the condiments that adorn Italian tables. A point of sale is dedicated to Romagna. And if all this shopping has whetted your appetite, head to one of Eataly's restaurants, such as the Trattoria di Giuliana, which serves traditional Romagna cuisine.

You have to look hard to find this tiny pastry shop, whose front is hard to notice, between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon. But it is well worth the detour. Its quality pastries have won many hearts: the cream or fruit mignardises, the maritozzi (sweet rolls filled with whipped cream), its cakes and tarts are all worth trying! Everything is homemade, of course, and the choice is always varied. This pasticceria offers a cafeteria service to accompany the pastries with a drink.

This pastry shop, located in an old chapel where death row inmates used to come to say their last prayers, was founded by Mario Pantaleone in 1868. The remains of the chapel are still visible, but it is mainly for its cakes and chocolates that the house is known. It offers several specialities, including scazzetta (gingerbread with wild strawberries and whipped cream), montblanc (chestnut cake) and zuppetta (ricotta millefeuille).

Craft microbrewery located in the hinterland of Sorrento, less than 10 minutes by car from the city center. It was founded in 2009 by two friends who are passionate about the art of brewing and attached to their Sorrento territory. They now welcome beer lovers and introduce their production: quality beers characterized by particular aromas of lemon peel, orange or Sorrento nuts. You can visit the brewery, follow the different stages of production and finish by tasting the different beers.

The Lattari mountains have been famous since ancient times for the quality of the milk provided by the herds of cows and goats that graze there (Lattari comes from the Latin lactarii, dairy). The De Gennaro family honours this tradition by producing cheese for five generations. The milk comes from local farms and the processing is still done by hand. Here you can buy the famous Provolone del Monaco DOP, a string cheese matured in a natural cave. Guided tour with tasting upon reservation.

150 years ago, Andrea Rosa invented one of the first home catering services. He would travel to the city's palaces to prepare prestigious lunches, quickly making a name for himself in the field of fine cuisine and pastry. The store in Calle Fiubera, with its old-fashioned storefront, embodies this remarkable family history. Salva's cakes and pies are renowned for the quality of their dough and cream. All the traditional Venetian cookies are also here.

Martinucci is the king of pasticciotto, an irresistible pastry from Puglia. Good news: the brand has opened a counter in Rome's main railway station! Succumb to Bari's pasticciotto or focaccia before catching your train. Admittedly, it's not a typically Roman sweet, but believe us, you won't regret it! There's also a fine selection of sandwiches. Martinucci is also one of the station's refill delle boracce shops, where you can fill your water bottle for €0.50.

A family passion for vines that began in 1930, in the hills between Verona and the lake shore. Today, winemaking takes place on the farm, with a wide range of wines available for purchase on site, including Custoza, Bardolino and Marandone, all excellent wines from this terroir. A carefully tended estate where nature and production are in perfect balance. Discover the cellar and the different vintages of the farm through a tour and tasting sessions. Discover the great tradition of this terroir.