Pizza & Gelato

After doing chores all day yesterday, and spending much of today working on projects while we waited for an Amazon delivery, we decided to wrap up our day by treating ourselves to pizza and gelato.

Weekends tend to find Bologna’s Centro Storico crowded with visitors from far and wide. Today was no exception … groups of scouts, both boys and girls, adding quite a bit to the numbers enjoying the evening. Wading through the crowds on our way out, we returned to the apartment later by way of quieter side streets.

An early dinner at Pizzeria Nettuno was our primary goal … very good as usual. Followed by a sweet treat from Gelateria Gianni … near the Due Torri, the two leaning towers that are iconic landmarks of Bologna … Garisenda and Asinelli.

We discovered the renowned gelateria last fall. Established in the mid-1970s, it is billed as a “… historic artisan gelateria known for its traditional Bolognese gelato.” That being the case, I’m not sure why they use open bins to display their gelato. After all, high-quality gelato is stored in metal canisters with lids … to protect the product from light, air, and temperature fluctuations. At least, I’ve never seen ‘fluffy gelato mountains’ in the display cases. Nonetheless, we enjoy an occasional cone or two of the interesting flavors on the shop’s menu.

By the way, Gianni’s fame is about to grow further. It was one of the two gelaterias recommended in a recent New York Times article about Bologna. (Thanks for the article, Kadi.)

P.S. The second gelateria mentioned in the article was Sorbetteria Castiglione. We passed by it on our way back from Giardini Margherita earlier this week. Would have checked it out, but the shop was closed. We’ll try again another time.

P.P.S. Yes, Garisenda and Asinelli are both leaning towers, the former more so than the latter. I really was too close for a proper photo this evening … so, forgive the very odd angles in the image included with this footprint. I promise there will be better ones in future footprints.Læs mere