I Vizi degli Angeli - Laboratorio di Gelateria Artigianale

And Italians all over the country rave with good reason about I Vizi degli Angeli – a laboratory of ice-cream featuring flavours such as lavender, grapefruit and pink peppercorn, pineapple and ginger ice-cream.

Si fa volentieri la fila per aggiudicarsi un gelato in questa bella bottega all’imbocco dei Sassi. Buona la selezione delle materie prime utilizzate, curati i passaggi delle lavorazioni, senza facili scorciatoie, a beneficio di un prodotto genuino e artigianale. Nell’assortimento delle carapine spiccano le creme classiche: ottimi il pistacchio nostro, la gianduia, il caffè, l’Alabama all’arachide; validi pure gli abbinamenti più estrosi, come il fiordilatte alla lavanda, l’Uragano di amarene o l’Asteroide (con biscotti al caramello).

If you’re still hungry after indulging in an incredible meal of fresh, local specialties, make your way back up the Sassi to the town center where you can find I Vizi degli Angeli Laboratorio di Gelateria Artigianale. Located at Via Domenico Ridola, 36, I Vizi degli Angeli gets creative with flavours and serves up great artisanal house-made gelato, frozen yogurt and sorbets. I tried a lavender gelato that was absolutely out of this world!

Owned by husband and wife team Leonardo de Angelis and Valeria Vizziello, who moved to southern Italy to open up their own gelateria, i Vizi degli Angeli Laboratorio di Gelateria Artigianale is fantastic for dessert. It makes its own organic ice cream and sorbets every morning, in a range of seasonal flavours. Think milk and lavender for summer and mascarpone and marron glacé in the colder months.

If you have ever stepped onto the main square of Matera, you would have wandered into I Vizi degli Angeliafter witnessing the periodic queues. Delightfully rare gelato flavours are what you’ll get at this gelato laboratory – apple and celery, pineapple, avocado and lemon, red wine, and ricotta. The gelato comes in a cup, cone, soaked in coffee syrup, or even wedged between a slice of bread.

The ice creams and sorbets at Il Vizi degli Angeli on Via Ridola are made fresh every morning and we loved some of their more unusual flavours like pine nuts, bergamot or profumo di primavera (milk, thyme and lavender. My new favourites are now pineapple and ginger (a heavenly combination) and asteroide (caramel cookies with huge chunks of caramel biscuits inside).

Our lucky find of the trip was La Taverna del Duca (Antonella Scatigna) in Locorotondo, a Grecian whitewashed hill town in neighboring Puglia. We passed through a dark doorway into a bright, tiny tourist-filled trattoria. Needless to say, I wanted to run out the door, when we were given a laminated, ten page menu with pictures of what was being served for lunch.

Owing to the new popularity of Matera, there are several hotels located within the old caves, including the Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, with 18 rooms. My wife and I stayed at the Caveoso Hotel on the piazza of the same name. Its limestone walls and starkness are its allure, at night carefully situated lighting gives it a seductive glow.

Gelateria Via Domenico Ridola, 36, 75100 Matera Phone: +39 0835 310637 website. This gelateria features an impressive selection of naturally-flavored gelato including unique combinations such as grapefruit and black pepper, mallow and thyme, or ginger pineapple as well as traditional chocolate, hazelnut and coffee favorites.

Of course, summer exploring left us hungry for a cold treat, and we found excellent artisanal gelato at i Vizi degli Angeli in the new city. The flavors featured a mix of old favorites and their own modern inventions. The pistachio, made with nuts from nearby Stigliano, was especially good.

Before getting ready for sunset and dinner, might as well take advantage of the spa (if your hotel has one of course). Luckily for us, our hotel, Aquatio, had one of the most epic spas I’ve seen in my life – an entire wellness center complete with a swimming pool carved into the rock.

If you instead prefer something refreshing and still completely Italian or simply crave for dessert, you have to try the renown I Vizi degli Angeli’s velvety gelato. Yet this year, the month of June offers a surprise with the Breadway festival of food and design.

For gourmet food with an incredible view, I would choose a beautiful noble “Palazzo” called Dimora Ulmo. It is a very elegant location and it is a great way to celebrate a special occasion or simply to complete your experience of Matera in an outstanding way!

There are gelato shops, and then there is the “laboratory” of I Vizi Degli Angeli. Alongside the solid-gold chocolate, strawberry and lemon granita are flavours such as liquorice, pineapple and ginger, and sour cherries (from £2.50, ivizidegliangeli.it).

Casa Noha – A family’s dwelling that was donated to the government, the Casa Noha is now a small museum with a video tour. It’s a quick stop and worth seeing before you explore town. I appreciated seeing the videos of life in Matera in the past.

Experience the flavors of Matera's gelato culture at I Vizi degli Angeli, a colorful and quirky gelateria. Sample delicious handmade ice cream in unique flavors like fig or almond, as well as classic favorites such as chocolate and strawberry.

I loro gelati sono tutti gluten free, tranne alcuni gusti, tuttavia quando vi recate in gelateria fate presente al personale di essere celiaci, loro useranno palette pulite e contenitori non contaminati.

We had gelato at I Vizi degli Angeli Laboratorio di Gelaterai Artigianale and Gelida Voglia di Artigianeria dei Sassi. Both gelaterias make delicious flavors. I suggest you try both to pick a favorite!

📍 Via Domenico Ridola, 36What to eat: Award-winning gelato using fresh Lucanian ingredients. 💰 Average price: €3–5 🚶 How to get there: A quick stroll from the National Archaeological Museum.

Ridola from the sociable murmur of people enjoying this public space together. Cafes, restaurants, gelaterias are filled with locals and tourists. Try Mo Sto, a popular osteria along one side.

Het lekkerste ijs eet je bij I Vizi degli Angeli (Via Domenico Ridola 36), Chocolade- en ijsliefhebbers mogen ook Lounge Café (Via del Corso 60) niet overslaan.

For lunch the next day we ate a forgettable focaccia, but were then rewarded by a delicious artisanal gelato at I Vizi degli Angeli.

Artisanal Gelato at I Vizi degli Angeli is right up there with the best in Europe. Pistachio and mango are the flavours to try.