If you're going to Florence, be sure to check out Vivoli's (near the Sanat Croce). It's been voted best ice cream shop in Italy a number of times.

I have been to Vivoli in Florence, but in my opinion the gelatto I had in this place in front of the Spanish steps was more tastier. Anyone knows the name of the place?

Two more flavors I like: <BR> <BR>stracciatella (sp?) = sort of like chocolate chip <BR> <BR>riso = rice (sounds weird until you think about rice pudding...)

Frullato is just fruit blended with ice water sugar and milk if you ask for it: no "gelato" in it. <BR>Frappe' is made with gelato. <BR>In Milano Viel is very good and well known. it has 3 locations: Piazza Castello, Corso Buenos Aires and Via Baracchini. <BR>"Umberto" is simply amazing and out of touristic routes: Viale Regina Margherita. They produce a unique flavour: crema caramellata (something similar to creme brulee) and pompelmo (ruby grapefruit). <BR>Enjoy

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What about other great ice cream experiences in Europe? One of the best ice-creams we have had in Europe was in Oberramagau - a chocolate 'Ferroro-Rocher' flavour. Yum.

The sorbets are very good in France - very intense fruit flavors: cassis, framboise, fraise, poire, peche, etc.

Coconut was big <BR>tiremisu was too <BR>yes, spelling is bad but im sure you dictionary folks can figure it out. <BR>if not, just point!

I don't happen to like coconut but for all you who do, it's cocco, or noce di cocco.

ttt for the nice lady who posted on gelato today.

To keep the thread going: Marron glace (candied chestnut) at Della Palma in Roma. Yum!

Look at my posting regarding BADIANI in Florence in the other thread regarding gelato and pizza.

If you're on Lido di Venezia next summer. About half way between the vaporetto station and the beach, on the main street, there's a little gelato store with a couple of tables on the sidewalk. Try it, you'll like it.

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Besides chocolate, there is also cocoa, which I thought was great! Not sure how it's spelled, don't get it confused with coconut (not that it looks anything like).<BR><BR>Doug

In Florence there is no doubt at all which is the best - AND IT IS NOT VIVOLI. You must get outside of the ring road (Viali Circonvalazioni) and take the road to the stadium (Stadio) and look for BADIANI where normally you will find only Florentines, roughly 50 varieties of ice cream, sorbets etc as welll as one of the best varieties you will ever find - BUONTALENTI. Many in Florence try to copy this but they have the original recipe and hang on to it like those at Coca Cola. Good licking !<BR><BR>Also "affogato" means drowned and refers to the ice cream being covered in a liquid i.e. coffee, whisky, Grand Marnier, etc. Produzione Propria is unfortunately a much abused expression and is generally to be distrusted.

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Oooh... Thanks, Maira! You rock!