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TheCarpigiani GelatoUniversity is tohold ice-
creammaking classes forday visitors
How tobea
gelatoking
BOLOGNA
“W
ithourcomprehensivegelatomasterclass, youcanbecome
a real gelatochef foraday,” saysValentinaRighi,Vice-
Presidentof theCarpigiani Foundation.Thedaycourse isanewaddi-
tion to theGelatoUniversity,whichalso runs full-lengthprocourses.
Alongside it, they’rehostinganewgelato sommeliercourse, the first
of itskind in Italy, oranywhere. “Just likewine sommeliers, orcoffee
andchocolate tasters, participantswill learn techniques todistinguish
agoodartisanal product, pleasanton thepalateandwellmade,” says
Righi.Thenext session ison30 July.Thosewho’d rathereat icecream
thanmake it cangoona ‘gelatology’ tasting tourat theuni’ –or tryour
pickof thebestBolognagelato shopsbelow.
gelatomuseum.com
WizzAir flies toBologna. Bookonline at
wizzair.com
Paywith
blood
It sounds like something from aBram
Stoker novel, but on a visit toTransylvania
this summer youmay find yourself apint of
blood lighter. The forward-thinkingUntold
Festival inCluj Napocaoffers a solution
to the nation’s bloodyproblem and a very
cheapwayof seeingFaithless, Chase&
Status, Pendulum andRudimental live this
year. Simplydonate some red stuff to the
National Instituteof BloodTransfusion and
UntoldFestival will give you a free ticket.
Blood centres around the countrywill be
participating in the scheme this year – see
untoldfestival.com
formoredetails.
WizzAir flies toCluj-Napoca.
Bookonline at
wizzair.com
CLUJ-NAPOCA
Gianni
Oneof themost
original creations
at the two-decade-
oldgelateria is The
Lordof theRings,
a light hazelnut
flavourwithpieces
of Kinder Bueno.
“My father says
that if youwant
todo something
good, you have
toput your heart
in. It has to have a
story to tell, andbe
somethingunique,”
says JacopoChelli,
sonof the shop’s
namesakeowner.
gelateriagianni.com
Galliera49
Possibly themost
creativegelateria
in Italy, Galliera49
comes upwith a
new ‘flavour of
theday’ every
morning. Recent
inventions include
agelatomade
from ricottawith
caramelised cherry
tomatoes and
capers. “Everything
ismade fresh in
our gelateria,” says
co-ownerMaurizio
Bernardini. “Most of
the ingredients are
local andorganic.”
galliera49.it
LaSorbetteria
Castiglione
“We consider
ourselves artisans,”
says co-founder
MarinaMarchiori.
Sheprides
herself on “giving
everyone a chance
to seewith their
own eyes howour
ice cream ismade”.
La Sorbetteria
is famous for
creations like
DolceEmmawith
ricotta and egg
cream cheese,
caramelised figs,
grape and honey.
lasorbetteria.it/en/
Clockwise:
Parov
Stelar, Rudimental,
ArminVanBuuren,
Scooter
