The Hotel Cavalletto e Doge Orseolo in Venice and the RIstorante Oste Scuro Finsterwirt in Bressanone, both dating from the 13th century, the Locanda del Cerriglio in Naples, dating from 1288, the Parkhotel Luna Mondshein in Bolzano, dating from 1320, and the Antica Locanda Mincio in Valeggio sul Mincio, dating from 1407, are Italy’s longest-standing historic establishments.
The Antica Locanda Mincio, in Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona, where Napoleon stayed in 1796 after driving the Austrians across the river.
These are the establishments which, during the Risorgimento, witnessed episodes that led to the Unification of Italy. Brought to light by research for the 2011 edition of this Guide, which paid tribute to the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy these stories have become part of the Association’s historical legacy.
At the Caffè Fiorio in Turin—a gathering place for staunch conservatives—on March 18, 1821, they attempted to persuade the court apothecary’s assistant to poison the medicine of Carlo Alberto of Savoy, who had just been appointed Regent and had promulgated the Constitution…