COFFEE IN ITALY
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Coffee and Italy is a match made in heaven. Discover the history and traditions behind it...
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In the 16th century, the merchants of Venice were the first Europeans to trade in coffee as a consumer product...
The new invigorating drink was soon embraced by the students of the University of Padua - the second oldest University in Italy...
Wine-sellers and Catholic priests called coffee 'Satan's drink' and tried to have it banned...
However, Pope Clement VIII found coffee delicious. He sanctified it in 1600 to banish the devil from it and allow its use...
In the 17th century, the Italian word caffè was coined and the first coffee shops opened their doors in Venice...
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