I Vizi degli Angeli - Laboratorio di Gelateria Artigianale — Attraction in Matera

the staff were accommodating and let us try some of the flavours. there’s a unique flavour: spicy chocolate, which is chocolate with chilli peppers. it tastes like regular chocolate but there’s a spicy aftertaste.

a cone with 2 flavours of gelato cost €3. the quality is very good. the gelato is stored in these steel containers; authentic and not a tourist-trap! the texture of the gelato was amazing, it’s smooth and creamy. i’d also tried the cookies and cream flavour; it was nice. i’d recommend the sololatte (milk), it was outstanding and the 100% chocolate flavour. the 100% chocolate flavour is not too bitter and tastes very rich. a must-try for dark chocolate enjoyers.

it was very crowded when we went (around 5.30pm and 21 december, a sunday.) so it was hard to find seating, although there were plenty available. the cones and cups are easy to bring around to eat while sight...

Wide range of flavours available and was tempted into trying something new: crema ricca (english label: custard) and pineapple/ginger. The custard flavour was unexpected, tasted like cream flavoured with lemon (and hints of coffee but perhaps that was the scoop not being thoroughly cleaned between scooping). The pineapple flavour shone through but didn't really a hit of ginger, unfortunately the texture was a little crystallised and not as smooth as a sorbet can be. Maybe the experience would have been different and more enjoyable if I had gone with more...

So lucky to feel like we have discovered an authentic gelato gem in southern Italy. I Vizi degli Angeli in Matera has had the best gelato we’ve tried, trumping my previous favorite in Bologna, galliera 49. They have a phenomenal lavender gelato and also excel at seasonal sorbetti like percoco, a summer-time deliciously fragrant and tasty peach. Panna and double panna are both available, and like their gelato, it is kept fresh in the metal bins, the way it ought to be. We liked this place so much we came back, requiring a 2 hour drive from where...