Caskets of beauty and secrets, witnesses of history and stories, celebrated ambassadors of made in Italy. They are the “historic places of Italy”. The only one in the province of Savona to have been included in the prestigious list of places in the Peninsula is the Caffè Pasticceria Balzola which tomorrow, Saturday 13 November, will open its doors for a guided tour with the aim of making the curious discover its heritage. cultural history, but also the values and philosophy that have guided four generations of the same family in the almost 120 years of its management. It will be a dip into the past between memory, identity and culture. An opportunity to immerse yourself in the most fascinating traditions and historical events of a place that has always been a reference point for the trade of the city of the Muretto. It will then be possible to learn about a story made of kisses and other sweets that helped build the Alassian trade.
“Our story – says Carlomaria Balzola who manages the pastry shop in the center of Alassio with her sister Maria Teresa – has its roots in 1902, when the great-grandfather Pasquale Balzola, a liquorist, moved from Piedmont to settle in Alassio, taking over an inn and immediately creating new habits and rituals. It was grandfather Rinaldo Balzola who, having graduated in the sophisticated confectionery art of the Pfatisch school, one of the best known pastry chefs of all time, invented and patented the famous Baci di Alassio in 1919. Nonno Rinaldo was even the first pastry chef at the Royal House of Savoy. It will be a great pleasure for me to tell our story to visitors, I am really proud of it and like me my whole family ».