No, this is not a picture of Gelato University, this is one of the many gelateri in Italy and around the world. Wherever you live, in the U.S. or abroad, you may have noticed an uptick in new gelateria opening up. There is a boom in this Italian treat, and the enrollment figures at Gelato University in Anzola dell’Emilia, outside Bologna, prove it. This year, 12,000 students have come from around the world to learn the craft of gelato making, from places as far as as Madagascar and Japan. That’s up from 9,000 students last year!
Also, for the first time ever, more than half the students this year are foreign, that is, non-Italian. Talk about the perfect excuse to engage in Italy travel! The school is run by Carpigiana, one of Italy’s leading gelato-machine makers. For just under $1,200 a week, you can enroll at Gelato Univerisity and learn how to make gelato, whether it’s for making the treat at home or working towards your goal of opening a gelateria of your own.
Check out these two articles on Gelato University, one from Agence-France Press that ran on Yahoo! and another on Huffington Post. Check out the slide show of Gelato University on Huffington Post.
Remember, Tour Italy Now’s escorted tours, Classic Italy and Discover Italy, stops in Bologna.
Yours in exploring Italy,
Barbara Fellini
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Up to me you can add so many honeymoon ideas about italy. You can do this, aren’t you?