TCI’s Alberghi e Ristoranti d’Italia 2023 guidebook released

by Editorial Staff 01/20/23
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Alberghi e ristoranti d'Italia 2023 TCI Touring Club Italiano

New edition of the guide "Hotels and Restaurants of Italy 2023" edited by the Touring Club: over 2700 carefully selected facilities for sleeping and eating and more than 360 addresses for zero-mile shopping. The guide devotes great attention to the territories and thanks to the agreement with Witaly, which strongly supported the foundation eV-Now! More than 50 facilities for the electric traveler are reported.

The new edition edited by Luigi Cremona happily blows out its 30 candles and confirms the road taken in the name of the enhancement and sustainability of our country. 
 
Regions and territories are recounted by a selection of 40 itineraries that highlight Good Food and Italian Rooms the many culinary peculiarities, accompanied by the addresses of (the proposals on a "human scale"), the Chambers and Designer Kitchens, the Olympus of hospitality and catering, along with some reports of room rentals, farmhouses and suggestions for a quick break and more.
 
Also recommended are food and wine stores, wineries and wine bars, vinegar cellars, bakeries and pastry shops, and even dairies and farms for zero-mile purchases: they represent the best artisans of taste, capable of combining local tradition with innovation and attention to their territory.
 
The enhancement of territories is also referred to in the indication of Orange Flag towns: in the guide, there are more than 160 facilities selected in the small inland excellences certified by the Italian Touring Club.
 
The TCI prizes were awarded as follows:
  • Italian Rooms Award: Manna Resort in Montagna (BZ), La Malà in Vernazza (SP), The Student Hotel Florence Lavagnini in Florence (FI) and Gallicantu Stazzo Retreat in Luogosanto (SS).
  • Good Cuisine Award: Contrada Bricconi in Oltressenda Alta (BG), Indiniò in Raveo (UD), Peposo in Pietrasanta (LU) and Le Carrube in Ostuni (BR).
  • Bike hotel prize: Sporthotel Exclusive in San Vigilio di Marebbe (BZ), Riva del Sole Resort & Spa in Castiglione della Pescaia (GR) and Leonardo Trulli Resort in Locorotondo (BA).
  • Art hotel award: La Maison de Dolphe in Brusson (AO), Martius Private Suites (RM) and Atelier Ines Napoli (NA).

The Top of Tomorrow award, which looks to the future as recognition for the contribution that new generations of chefs bring to Italian catering, is all-female this year: Laura Santosuosso, who just these days began her experience at Fulgurances, l'Adresse in Paris (after leaving Remulass in Milan at the end of the year), Tina Marcelli of Feuerstein Nature Family Resort in Bressanone (BZ), Sara Scarsella of Sintesi in Ariccia (RM) and Francesca Barone of the Fattoria delle Torri restaurant in Modica (RG).

Great attention is also paid to the theme of environmental sustainability with a dedicated section, produced with the eV-Now! Foundation for Electric Mobility and Witaly, highlighting the commitment of the many operators who are working, already today, for a more territory-conscious tourism, demonstrating an active role in the electrification race finally undertaken by our country.

More than 50 Electric Friendly (EF)-certified facilities that have invested in sustainability by focusing on energy efficiency, renewables and making charging stations for electric vehicles available to their customers are highlighted. Among them, 12 were awarded for individual excellence:

  • Light Mobility Award by Askoll EVA: Casafilù (BR) and Hotel Montemerlo (SV)
  • Award for Energy Efficiency by MatCavi: Hotel Montemerlo (LI) and Starhotels E.c.ho (MI);
  • Award for Largest Number of Charging Points by Free To X: Hotel Torino Wellness and Spa (IM) and Wiesenhof Garden Resort (BZ);
  • Renewable Energy Award by Hera Comm: Castello di Serragiumenta (BS) and Cantine Povero (AT);
  • Charging Area Design Award by BMW Italia: Ca' del Moro Wine Retreat (VR) and Relais Bellaria Hotel & Congressi e Ristorante Corbezzoli (BO)
  • eV-Chalet! Award for Sustainability Culture by Motus-e: Santa Lucia Maccarese (RM) and Il Paluffo (FI).
To interact with and support the protagonists of the guide and the values of being at the table, Italian hospitality and our food and wine excellence, Touring Club Italiano has created in its magazine and on its website a new section Territori a tavola (www.touringclub.it/territoriatavola) in which the territories are told revealing their places, secrets, and precious tips for a trip with an all-Italian taste.
 
The editors
Luigi Cremona has been a well-known food critic for over 40 years while Teresa Cremona is a longtime journalist specializing in the hotel industry. Together they continue their professional journey in the constant search for the beautiful and the good.
 
Witaly has involved the eV-Now! Foundation as a technical partner to certify the Electric Friendly section of the guide.

TITLE: Alberghi e Ristoranti d’Italia 2023

EDITOR: Touring Servizi

COLLECTION: Guide Touring

FORMAT: 13 x 22,5 cm

PAGES: 672

PRICE: € 21,90





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