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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
Executive Chef Roberto Balgisi
Executive Chef Roberto Balgisi Since he was a child, the parents of Roberto took him to the harbour to eat sea urchins with bread. Ever since he saw in 8th grade a chef in a book he knew that cooking would become his passion. His mission is to protect raw materials, being himself an advocate…
Il muretto
Alassio the seaside town, the queen of the Riviera delle Palme and the fascinating story of its “Muretto” Not everyone knows the story of ‘il Muretto‘, located in the beautiful town of Alassio. The idea was born thanks to the famous writer Ernest Hemingway.It is said that he had this brilliant idea during one of…
Tête à tête with our Head Concierge
Interview to Alexandru Cancel 1. What job did you dream to do when you were a child? Like many other children I wanted to be a football player… various injuries made me give up 2. Which type of academic formation did you receive in order to become a Head Concierge ? Diploma in accounting and mostly many…
