the businesses involved in Genoa
Shrines of taste and custodians of culinary traditions, places that stop time and that have hosted the protagonists of the history of our country. It’s me Historical places of Italy, hotels, restaurants, pastry shops, confectioners and cafes, symbol of Made in Italy catering and hospitality which, on Saturday 1st October, will open their doors to reveal anecdotes, recipes and illustrious visits to visitors and onlookers. Organized by the Historical Places of Italy Association, the National Day is an event spread throughout the Italian territory which, for the 2022 edition, will also see Liguria among the leading Regions with 8 clubs involved.
It starts from the capital with the Trattoria called del Bruxaboschitemple of Ligurian cuisine where it will be possible to taste, among other things, ravioli stuffed with meat and vegetables with Genoese “tucco”, and then move on to the most illustrious confectionery in Italy, the Confetteria Romanengo Pietro fu Stefano, praised by De Andrè, for a tasting of its desserts from ancient recipes. And if al Zeffirino restaurant it will be possible to learn how to make the pesto that Frank Sinatra had sent to America, al Restaurant by Ö Vittorio (Recco) it will be possible to taste the typical Genoese “frixoe di boraxi” (typical pancakes with leavened batter and wild borage) sitting at the tables where, among others, Bartali and Coppi, Tognazzi and Vianello and Wanda Osiris stopped, and then moved to Santa Margherita, al Grand Hotel Miramarefrom where Marconi in 1933 transmitted the first radio telegraph and radio telephone signals to the world at a distance of 150 kilometers.
Cycling enthusiasts can instead make a stop in Imperia al Piccardo, where Coppi, competing for the 1946 Milan-Sanremo with 14 minutes ahead, went in for a coffee and then got back on the saddle and completed the feat. Among the most curious anecdotes of the place, the slap of the owner to Mussolini, who in 1908 gave her a daring compliment. In the province, in Sanremo, you cannot miss a stop at the home of the great artists who participate in the Song Festival, the Royal Hotel Sanremo, which from its rooms has also seen “Sissi”, Empress of Austria, Rania of Jordan and Mascagni. The Balzola coffee pastry shop in Alassio (SV), inventor of the “concert coffee” and the “Baci di Alassio”, patented in 1919, which attracted personalities such as D’Annunzio and Duse, but also the two sweetest industrialists, ends on a sweet note. of Italy: Motta and Alemagna.
The 200 historical places of Italy have been protected and valued for over 45 years by the Association of the same name, must have at least 70 years of history and must preserve original environments and furnishings (or in any case that testify to the origins of the place), but also relics, memories and historical documentation on the events and illustrious acquaintances. The National Day of Historic Places of Italy is organized thanks to the support of the historic companies and supporting members Birra Forst, Lavazza, Acqua Minerale San Benedetto and Select.
The program of the event (continuously updated) with details on the individual initiatives is published on www.localistorici.it; for bookings it is necessary to contact the individual participating clubs.