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Welcome to Massimo D\' Azeglio

Massimo D\' Azeglio In 1875, Maurizio Bettoja bought the ground floor of the building where Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio currently stands, which at the time housed a long-established restaurant, originali a tavern opened for the Jubilee of 1575 near the Basilica of S. Mary Major. Maurizio Bettoja's son Angelo had a feeling that it would be an ideal location for a hotel. After hiring a manager and staff, he bought the rest of the building and transformed it into Hotel Massimo d'Azeglio, named after the famous XIX c. statesman, painter and writer. Since then, the hotel has welcomed guests of all nationalities into a building that - in spite of its many renovations - has been able to hold onto its late nineteenth century atmosphere and style. The main façade has kept the same look as it had under King Umberto, while its interiors have undergone many changes. Hotel Massimo D'Azeglio's many guests have included the King of Serbia, the WW I ace aviator Francesco Baracca, Benito Mussolini, General Diaz, Louis Armstrong, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Fausto Coppi and Mascagni, among others. An important collection of prints and paintings representing the sovereigns, statesmen, and events of the Risorgimento (the Italian XIX c. unification movement) hang in the lobby, conference rooms, bar and restaurant. Near the bar, in the spacious ground floor lobby, there is an autograph of Cavour and a self-portrait of d'Azeglio, along with three of his drawings.
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