Brussels, Belgium
Brussels, capital of Belgium, is the "Chocolate Capital of the World", and is the city with the highest number of chocolatiers in the world.
Do not miss the Musee du Cocao et du Chocolate, where you can discover the strory of this delight. Did you know that just a few steps from the royal palace there is Maria, founded in 1919, the favorite craft chocolate of he Belgian royal family since 1940.
Paris, France
France has always had a place for it when it comes to chocolate.
In the city there are more than 300 shops, ranging from the craft, although known throughout the world, to great excellence boutique. The French specialty is the dark chocolate, and in Paris every two years there is the largest chocolate fair in the world, in conjunction with the World Chocolate Masters Championships. Countless are the tours in town for the Chocolate streets.
Bariloche, Argentina
At the foot of the Andes, Bariloche is also famous for its breathtaking scenery and is one of the best places in South America for ice cream.
We can consider it a paradise for those who love chocolate, and there is a street, Calle Mitre, which is full of shops and chocolate factories, where they are all ready to answer all your curiosity.
Zurich, Switzerland
Definitely the best place in the world to enjoy milk chocolate, which in fact was invented here in the Swiss capital.
One thing to don't miss in the city is the tour inside the Lindt & Sprüngl Chocolate Factory, which houses a museum inside, and that ends the round with a free tasting of the best chocolates they produce. Do not forget the Bahnhofstrasse, where the side to big fashion boutique prêt a porter, there are some of the best producers of chocolate in the world. Legendary are the truffles with champagne.
New York, New York
New York, with its multiculturalism, is the city where you can sample chocolates from around the world.
With chocolatiers who come from every corner of the planet. One of the best ways to enjoy the chocolate made in the USA, is the "Luxury Chocolate Tour" or the "Chocolate, Dessert & Wine Tour", which will give you the chocolates produced by the best shops in the city.
Oaxaca, Mexico
Here, the chocolate, is strongly linked to the history and culture of the city.
Here the chocolate is known from 1100 BC, and it continues to be produced so far. Here, it is common to offer some of this delicacy, even if it's a drink, a pastry or praline. Mina Street, could be called the sweetest street in the world where you can learn the traditional production of chocolate and many other aspects of this culinary art. Here the recipes are handed down from generation to generation and every family conserves carefully its own.
London, England
London, maybe, is the best place in the world for handmade chocolate.
This is because twenty years ago, dozens of chocolatiers have chosen London as their homeland, in fact now the city boasts some of the most exquisite shops in the world, which dominating from here the entire world panorama of chocolate.
Here, are used only natural products, often local and sometimes atypical, such as rose petals or the caramelized goat cheese. Take a walk in Camden Passage to be intoxicated by the wonderful smell of chocolate.
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