The great Pesaro-born composer Gioachino Rossini was a sophisticated gourmet. He had haute cuisine in his veins, together with music. He acquired his sophisticated tastes during his long stay in Paris, from 1824 to 1836, when he was the acclaimed director of the Théâtre Italien....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The suites at the Grand Hotel Vittoria in Pesaro bear the names of famous people, from both present and past, who have stayed here over the past hundred years. These personalities include Luigi Pirandello, Baron and Baroness Rothschild, the Aga Khan and the Agnelli family,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the late 1930s - early 1940s, the barman of the Grand Hotel Vittoria in Pesaro, Alberto, created the celebrated and extremely hard-hitting “Calcio di mulo” – literally, the “mule’s kick” – based on dry vermouth, whisky and absinthe, which became a much-loved part of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the Belle Epoque, the Grand Hotel Vittoria in Pesaro had its own private, authorised casino, which was open both to its guests and to non-residents. It is still possible to admire the 50-, 100- and 500-lire chips that were used by illustrious gamblers to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In October 1926 the playwright and writer Luigi Pirandello stayed in Pesaro, where he had been officially invited for the opening of the theatre-cinema named after the actress Eleonora Duse. He spent one week at the Grand Hotel Vittoria: it is said he loved spending the...