Every village, town and city in Italy has somewhere to buy decent gelato. It's an intrinsic part of Italian culture and life. There are almost 30,000 artisan gelaterie across the Italian territory and is a 2.5 billion Euro market. With traditional flavours, genuine ingredients and artisan production, it is set apart as something special and unique. Anzola dell'Emilia can be seen as a particular epicentre for gelato in Italy as it is home to Carpigiani, a historic ice-cream brand who established a university and museum in the town. Find a villa with pool in Emilia-Romagna and you could spend a day eating and learning about gelato in Anzola dell'Emila.
The Gelato University was established in 2003 to teach people from all over the world about gelato and gelato production.
It is attended each year by thousands of students from diverse locations and backgrounds to learn or refine skills. The university has grown in success and prestige each year and attracts increasing numbers of attendees.
Classes are taught in Italian, English, French and German in order to cater for the international clientèle and there are over 500 courses to choose from which vary from a few days to five weeks in length.
It is attended each year by thousands of students from diverse locations and backgrounds to learn or refine skills. The university has grown in success and prestige each year and attracts increasing numbers of attendees.
Classes are taught in Italian, English, French and German in order to cater for the international clientèle and there are over 500 courses to choose from which vary from a few days to five weeks in length.
The Gelato Museum was opened in September 2012 and shows the story of gelato from its origins to today with an interactive tour, multimedia presentations, images, documents, objects, accessories and original video interviews. It is located at the Carpigiani headquarters in an adapted industrial space that cost €1.5m to construct.
There is no fee to visit the museum but bear in mind that one can do so only by appointment and only from Tuesday through to Saturday. Valentina Righi, financier of the museum, describes it as the first “in the world that describes the complete history, culture and knowledge of gelato".
An hour-long tour ends at a tasting area (the main event!) where members of staff from the university make modern versions of 19th-century recipes such as strawberry and raspberry sorbet from 1822 and coffee sorbet from 1854. For €3, you can taste different types of gelato, for €10, you can take a lesson in gelato making and make your own and for €50, you can take a full theory lesson in gelato making, production and tasting.
Truly, if you have ever tasted gelato in Italy (it's never the same anywhere else), you're going to want to visit this home of ice-cream in Emilia-Romagna.
There is no fee to visit the museum but bear in mind that one can do so only by appointment and only from Tuesday through to Saturday. Valentina Righi, financier of the museum, describes it as the first “in the world that describes the complete history, culture and knowledge of gelato".
An hour-long tour ends at a tasting area (the main event!) where members of staff from the university make modern versions of 19th-century recipes such as strawberry and raspberry sorbet from 1822 and coffee sorbet from 1854. For €3, you can taste different types of gelato, for €10, you can take a lesson in gelato making and make your own and for €50, you can take a full theory lesson in gelato making, production and tasting.
Truly, if you have ever tasted gelato in Italy (it's never the same anywhere else), you're going to want to visit this home of ice-cream in Emilia-Romagna.
Photo credits
picture 1: Gelato World Tour / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Salvatore Freni Jr / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: stu_spivack / CC BY-SA 2.0
picture 1: Gelato World Tour / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Salvatore Freni Jr / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: stu_spivack / CC BY-SA 2.0
