Although coffee was a subject of Arabian lore as early as 800 BC, coffee first made its appearance in Italy around 1570 through the port of Venice and about one hundred years later the first caffès, short for caffèterias, opened there, then in Padua, Florence, and Rome. Some of the oldest or well known caffès [...]
Il Caffe!
Although coffee was a subject of Arabian lore as early as 800 BC, coffee first made its appearance in Italy around 1570 through the port of Venice. About one hundred years later the first caffès, short for caffèterias, opened there, then in Padua, Florence, and Rome. Some of the oldest caffès in Florence are on the Piazza Republica, while one of the most well known is the Caffè Rivoire on the Piazza della Signoria – which is actually more well known for its hot chocolate.
