April 2024 - About 20 million Italians were on the move for the Easter vacations, 7.5 those planning a trip out of town for the April 25 vacation and, according to early estimates, many are already thinking about the summer break in the Belpaese, between seaside resorts and destinations under the banner of proposals gastronomy and art.
According to a Coldiretti/Ixè survey., it would be food the souvenir most chosen by Italians upon returning from vacation, demonstrating how the trend of selecting one's travel destination also based on the cuisine of the place is gaining momentum, combining sweet and savory tastes with a tour of the natural and architectural riches of the surroundings.
He knows it well Slitti, renowned family-run artisan chocolate shop in Monsummano Terme, in the province of Pistoia, where the Chocolate Factory, in the heart of Tuscany's Chocolate Valley. The company, led by Master Chocolatier Andrea Slitti, author of a production that has received over the years as many as 190 prestigious international awards, is now preparing to present the handcrafted novelties for the 2024 summer season, primarily the ice cream, made from natural raw materials, with no flavors, dyes, preservatives or hydrogenated fats.
Available in stores in Monsummano Terme and in Florence, Italy, at 6 Piazza dell'Olio, Slitti ice cream is a Perfect reminder of the multi-year tradition of Tuscan chocolate making and was born from the synergy between the work of Master Chocolatier Andrea Slitti and that of his brother Daniel, leading the bakery: most flavors, in fact, bring to mind and palate the taste of chocolate offerings, with the Pure Bronte pistachios leading the way, the two cocoa masses Equador and Peru, hazelnut from the
Piedmont PGI Trilobata and finally the Tuscan Vinsanto Cream doc., as well as 12 other more traditional flavors.
Slitti, taking advantage of the upcoming summer season, takes the opportunity to propose a tasty itinerary through Tuscany, between Florence and Monsummano Terme, suggesting as a final stop the discovery of one of the most well-known and visited villages in the country.
The first stop on Slitti's suggested tour is. Florence, where the chocolate shop has opened its first flagship, in Piazza dell'Olio 6. A cozy place, in the beating heart of the city, with an elegant and refined design, where marble and brass finishes and shades of colors in palette with the brand's flagship products, as well as cocoa bean wallpaper decorate the rooms. Here customers will find the full range of Slitti products - the pralines, dragees, Gran Cacao Tablets, the spreads Riccosa, Gianera, Slittosa and Nocciolata - and a selection of flavors of artisanal ice cream, made from natural raw materials.
The proposed itinerary continues to Monsummano Terme, where the Chocolate Factory founded in 1969 by Luciano Slitti, father of Andrea and Daniele. Here the family business carries on a completely artisanal production of chocolate and, in the summer season, of ice cream, which you can taste in the store on Via Francesca V. P, 1268, in Cintolese (PT) during a gluttonous pit stop during a tourist visit to these areas.
Third leg of this journey to discover the gastronomic, natural and architectural riches of Tuscany, one of the most sought-after regions especially by foreign tourists. In fact, Montecatini Terme, a famous Art Nouveau village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been attracting thousands of tourists from all over the world for more than a century for its spas, historic buildings and the unique natural setting in which it is set.
"Tourism in Italy has always attracted visitors for the wine and food, natural and cultural heritage that this area has to offer. For us, being present in the beating heart of the Chocolate Valley in Tuscany is a source of great pride because it allows us to make our products known to all those who pass through these areas, without giving up a stop destined for the tasting of Slitti products now known internationally", comments the Master Chocolatier Andrea Slitti.
Source : https://www.coldiretti.it/consumi/prezzi-cibo-come-souvenir-delle-vacanze-per-1-italiano-su-2