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  • Nature trails through Alassio natural treasures.

    Nature trails through Alassio natural treasures.

    Alassio is irresistible to trekkers, with some of the most appealing Ligurian trails This means a unique experience for hikers and trekkers, who can enjoy an incredible panorama from the hills overlooking the sea, and a breathtaking view of theGulf. You can choose, in fact, among dozens of kilometers of trails in the footsteps of

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  • Soft Skills: past, present and future.

    Soft Skills: past, present and future.

    Delicacy: a quality of those who don’t harm, doesn’t offend the soul, but onthe contrary, it blandishes this latter, inducing a pleasant sensation. When I started writing my book on soft skills, back in 2015, I thought about naming it Delicacy in the Luggage because the final message that I would have wanted totransmit was

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  • Talassio 4 people

    Talassio 4 people

    Talassio for people is the column of Grand Stories The Magazine of Talassio Collection will discuss the figures of those make the experience at the Grand Hotel Alassio Beach & SPA Resort unique. Today we will talk about four of our employees who in the last two years have contributed to the success of our

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  • Michelin-starred dining events and Pizza Masters.

    Michelin-starred dining events and Pizza Masters.

    Grand Hotel Alassio Beach & SPA Resort is ready to welcome its guests again to its titillating food&wine events. During the series of evenings called “Sotto un cielo di stelle” – i.e. under a starred sky – our Executive Chef Roberto Balgisi will perform culinary duets with some of the most famous Italian chefs. His

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  • What if Gin was born in Italy?

    What if Gin was born in Italy?

    Did you know that the famous English spirit plunges its roots in Italy? On this topic, we had a talk with Federico S. Bellanca, one of the top Italian evangelists on the subject “spirits” (and a columnist for Forbes and Gambero Rosso).What is the true story of Gin as we know it today?The ancestor of

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  • Beyond expectations

    Remember: faith beats fear, greed isn’t good and nice guys finish first”: with these words, I was introduced to a beautiful book called “Love is the killer app”, that I would soon read with great emotion. A book that begins with Chris, a manager of an important corporation, in search of help, through these words:

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  • Hemingway ePresidenti[Art]

    Hemingway ePresidenti[Art]

    Grand Hotel Alassio celebrates Art with two new Suite, temples of relax and wellbeing. Grand Hotel Alassio inaugurates its new Hemingway Suite, dedicated to the celebrated author, one of the most influential among 20th-century novelists. Hemingway visited Alassio for the first time in 1918, in a postwarmoment: in his novel “Farewell to Arms”, he describes

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  • Ice cream in winter, a real cure-all.

    Ice cream in winter, a real cure-all.

    Why not take a walk along the avenues among the autumn colors of fallen leaves, gloomy sky and enjoying a good homemade ice cream? Throughout the year it is possible to eat, thanks to the many ice cream shops in our cities, this artisan delicacy choosing from the many flavors related to the seasonality of

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  • A paradise for sports lovers

    A paradise for sports lovers

    A paradise for sports lovers Enjoy a beach getaway full of sport activities at the Grand Hotel Alassio Beach & SPA Resort. We offer a broad range of activities in order to satisfy all kind of sport fans. Tennis fans can spend a peacefull time at the Hanbury Tennis Club, an historical institution founded in

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  • Stefano Miozzo e Massimiliano Scotti

    Stefano Miozzo e Massimiliano Scotti

    Stefano Miozzo e Massimiliano Scotti When Gianluca Borgna – our General Manager – chose to bring Stefano Miozzo and Massimiliano Scotti, everyone was really excited. Stefano Miozzo is a 3-times World Pizza Champion and the owner of Zio Mò Pizza and Bistrot. On the other hand, Massimiliano Scotti is the best ice cream maker in

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