Historical cafés and patisseries
“What's the word in cafés this morning?”
Charles Albert of Savoy would ask of his councillors in order to find out what were the day's political events. A large part of the behind-the-scenes business prior to Italy's Unification took place in the
historical cafés of Turin.
Famous personalities of the Risorgimento such as Cavour and Massimo D'Azeglio, of turn-of-century Italy such as Giolitti, Einaudi and De Gasperi, or from the world of literature such as Cesare Pavese and Guido Gozzano, could frequently be found at these cafés because they were the cornerstones of social life of the time. They are nearly all in the city centre and they are still steeped in that atmosphere of the past, as can be seen in the precious and refined interiors, making them perfect for sampling the delights that have made them famous.
In any case, it's impossible to resist the sweet temptations forming the history of Turin's patisserie art, known for its absolute delicacy and wide variety, and particularly for the dainty size of the sweets, made small to ensure that aristocrats could eat them as 'decorously' as possible. Between good manners and pleasure to the taste-buds, now no-one misses out on trying the delicious glazed bignole filled with a zabaglione, chocolate, coffee or hazelnut filling... in one of the many historical patisseries of Italy's most appetising cities.
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