Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden is a Napolitano Pizzeria and Trattoria in the Versalles Neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta
At Fiamma Pizzeria in Puerto Vallarta Enjoy The Feeling of Dining in a Garden in Southern Italy
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Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler, and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico.
That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta’s Oldest Restaurant on the famous Los Muertos Beach, and The El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club right next door so you can enjoy that fantastic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors, or during the day in its grand splendor for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with our toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends.
This week we venture into the Versalles Neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta for some Italian Food, You will meet Marco Bruzzone the owner of Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden, great food and a lovely atmosphere. It’s the holiday season in Puerto Vallarta, we have…Upcoming events to talk about so let’s get to it, let’s see what’s happening this week in Puerto Vallarta, the 23rd of March, 2022…
Contact Information for Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden Colonia Versallas Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Address: Calle Havre 111, Versalles, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
- Tel +52 322 365 5615
- Hours: Monday – Saturday 5pm – 11pm / Sunday 3pm – 11pm
- Closed on Wednesdays
- Website: https://pizzeriafiammasma.wixsite.com/mysite
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pizzeria-Fiamma-327844264727785
Vallarta Mural Festival March 25th through the 27th
Our friends at the Hive Gallery are having their first Vallarta Mural Festival March 25th through the 27th.
If you aren’t familiar with Misael Lopez and The Hive Gallery I have a link to our interview in the shownotes from about 4 years ago. This group of artists are responsible for many of the murals you see around town and especially in their neighborhood of Cinco de Diciembre, where they are always looking for walls to paint. This neighborhood is rich in murals and street art….
Podcast Episode with Misael Lopez From The Hive Gallery
Here’s a post from them….
The Hive Studio Galleria & Puerto Vallarta Street Art
Present our first Vallarta Mural Festival !!!
Located in Cinco de Diciembre neighborhood
March 25th-27th
Festival map dropping soon
Live painting artists around the neighborhood. Start point is The Hive Galleria. 1337 Calle Colombia Cinco
Festival google map with locations of artists and other beautiful murals in the area.
Come out for some fun in the sun and see some beautiful creations. These are our living dreams
Nos vemos ahí !
Interactive Google Map of the different Art Strolls as they call them and you can find that link in the shownotes or go to PVstreetart.com and find it there too.
The Rio Horcones Music Festival Saturday March 26th at Los Veranos Canopy Tour
The Rio Horcones Music Festival is coming up This Saturday March 26th at Los Veranos Canopy Tours
Los Veranos Canopy Tour is located in the village of Las Juntas y Los Veranos about 10 minutes south of Boca de Tomatlán.
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– From Puerto Vallarta take highway 200 south and turn right at the main crossroad of Las Juntas y Los Veranos
– Those driving are encouraged to carpool as festival parking is limited (www.blablacar.com is one way to offer/request rides)
– Public transportation available: El Tuito bus; main stop at the cross of Venustiano Carranza / Aguacate in the Zona Romantica
– Those arriving by bus can walk along the river 1 km (.5 m.) from the stop at Las Juntas y Los Veranos to Los Veranos Canopy Tour.
By the Los Veranos Canopy Tour has a very cool new dinner spot dinner in the Jungle, riverside on the Rio Horcones. I’ve been in touch with them and they invited me to try it out when I get into town the end of April. If you get a chance in the meantime to try it out send me an email and let me know what you think. I have an embed of the review from a Facebook page called Jalisco de Mis Amores.
The lady speaks only Spanish, and she’s pretty, but she has a good video of the space which is very romantic along the Rio Horcones in the jungle…at night…for dinner. Very cool. Extremely romantic! Here’s what she says…from her Facebook report…
Looking for a new option to connect with nature and have a delicious dinner?
Dinner in the jungle is for you.
This new concept was developed by our friends from Los Veranos Canopy Tour , where just 10 minutes from Boca de Tomatlán, on the Federal Road 200, you will be able to discover the paradise of the landscape of the Los Horcones river while enjoying a lovely dinner with products harvested by them, from Garden to the table top.
The dinner begins with a delicious entrees accompanied by the drink of your preference; in the appatizer menu you will find delicious snacks, salads, soups, and as a main dish different cuts of organic meat with their respective side orders.
The dessert includes ingredients from its local harvest such as vanilla and coffee; we were told by chef Ricardo Morales that they will soon open the doors so that the eaters have a tour through the orchards where these foods will be harvested and live the complete experience of dinner in the jungle.
Recommendations: Even though it is tropical weather, it can change quickly, because at night when you are by the river, you can feel a little cold.
The dress code is usually tropical at night.
It is worth emphasizing that the service they offer was very comfortable, they made us feel at home, the view is spectacular and the feeling of contact with nature is unmatched.
Definitely recommend trying this and the other tours that Canopy Los Veranos has for you.
So thanks for that information from our friends at Jalisco de Mis Amores Facebook page. We need to have dinner amiga.
I’ll report back to you if you don’t get there first that is.
Oyster Festival in Tehuamixtle Saturday March 26th 2022
Now if you feel energized and ready for an adventure, and you like oysters….head on down to Tehuemixtle for the oyster festival….from El Groupo de Tinta Libre Facebook Page…
This coming Saturday March 26th…
All Ready For The Second
Ostion Festival in Tehua
Without a doubt that will be a success the second edition of the Ostion festival has been held next Saturday in Tehuamixtle, Cabo Corrientes municipality.
Neighbors in that community are ready to welcome hundreds of visitors to whom they will invite to taste that seafood named Tehua after being recognized as the capital of Ostion.
You can reserve your table in time at Cande’s Restaurant via Whatsap at 322 117 2914.
Tehua is located two hours from Puerto Vallarta and the road that communicates to those destinations is in good condition.
And I have a link to that FB announcement in the shownotes.
Remember it’s easy to get to Tehua, take a bus to El Tuito and hire a cab to take you down to the beach. It will take about 50 minutes by taxi and have the driver come back, or wait for you. It should cost you no more that 600 pesos each way, like $60 total US. Plus whatever you work out with the driver for the ride back. Then a bus back to Vallarta from El Tuito. Don’t forget the last bus out of El Tuito is 6pm. Don’t miss it or you will have an expensive cab ride back to town.
Anyway….if the Oyster festival, the Music Festival on the Horcones and the Mural Festival in Cinco de Diciembre aren’t enough for you this weekend don’t forget the Taco Fair at Puerto Magico… Here’s the announcement from our friend Edgar Rivas
Taco Fair at Puerto Magico Sunday March 27th
Come and try the best tacos from Puerto Vallarta, local restaurants and the original Mexican flavor together in one place!!
- Sunday 27th Puerto Mágico 4 to 11pm
- Free access
- Parking lot
And like all of the events that Edgar puts on, he will have Craft beer and mixologists
crafting cocktails spotlighting local breweries and distilleries. There will be live music. It will be a great event. Plus, it’s at Puerto Magico. You can shop and buy chocolate and ogle the cruise ships. Great fun! Free Parking and easy to get to.
Qualifying Vallarta Residents Will Be Able to Get Tested For Covid For Free
From Vallarta Reported online….
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So good news if you have a Mexican friend in Vallarta who needs to take a test but can’t afford one can now get one free.
New Rules For Canadian Travelers
And we have some New Rules Concerning Canadian Travel…From Banderas News dated March 21st…
Canada to Lift Pre-entry COVID-19 Testing Requirement
As of April 1, fully vaccinated travelers will no longer need to provide a negative pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. Fully vaccinated travelers seeking to arrive in Canada before April 1, 2022, must still have a valid pre-entry test.
Eliminating the testing requirement, which was announced by the federal government on March 17, is something that travel and tourism organizations have been calling for, arguing that the requirement presented an unnecessary logistical and financial burden on travelers.
However, passengers may still be subjected to mandatory, random PCR testing at the airport – in part to monitor for new, emerging COVID-19 variants – though they will not be required to isolate while awaiting their results.
Despite pre-arrival testing requirements being lifted for fully vaccinated travelers entering Canada at the end of the month, other pandemic travel rules still apply.
For example, vaccination rules in Canada haven’t changed at all.
If you’re planning to travel to Canada, you’ll still need to determine whether you qualify as a “fully vaccinated traveler” based on the Canadian government’s definition.
You’re considered vaccinated if you:
Have received at least two doses of a vaccine accepted for travel, a mix of two accepted vaccines or at least one dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and have received your second dose at least 14 calendar days before you enter Canada.
What vaccines are accepted?
- AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD
- Bharat Biotech
- Janssen/Johnson & Johnson
- Moderna
- Novavax
- Pfizer-BioNTech – including for children aged 5 to 11 years
- Sinopharm
- Sinovac
If your proof of vaccination isn’t in English or French, you’ll still have to get it translated. The “certified translation” has to include the stamp or membership number of a professional translation association that does it for you, and you’ll want to keep both the original version and the translated version with you while you travel.
Unvaccinated and partially-vaccinated travelers will still need to isolate and be tested on arrival, and again eight days later.
All travelers continue to be required to submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free mobile app or website) before their arrival in Canada. Travelers who arrive without completing their ArriveCAN submission may have to test on arrival and quarantine for 14 days, regardless of their vaccination status. Travellers taking a cruise or a plane must submit their information in ArriveCAN within 72 hours before boarding.
Federal officials say they will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Canada and abroad, and changes may be made to travel requirements as the epidemiological situation evolves.
“Let us remember that all measures are subject to review,” said Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. “We will continue to adjust them as the epidemiological situation here in Canada and abroad evolves.”
Sources: Government of Canada • Global News • CTV News
I have a link to that article from the Banderas News in the shownotes.
Lix Ice Cream in Vallarta Celebrates 10 Years Under Todd and Naomi
Congratulations are in order for Naomi and Todd at our favorite ice cream shop in Puerto Vallarta, Lix. They are celebrating 10 years in Puerto Vallarta. Todd and Naomi have gone from the one place on Basillio Badillo to three in total. Their second in Fluvial and the third on The Malecon extension just before the pedestrian bridge and right in the Juarez parking structure. They have the most delicious and creamy ice cream in Vallarta and
their caramel injected frozen bananas dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts…can I say…so good. They also carry chocolates from Cacao Magico which makes a visit to Lix, extra delicious. Anyway, congratulations Todd and Naomi, way to go. I have links to their locations in the show notes.
Contact Information For Lix Ice Cream in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Website: https://www.lix-pv.com/
- Locations: https://www.lix-pv.com/locations/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lixhomemadeicecream/
Coming up next month on the calendar are the Holy holidays, Semana Santa Sunday the 10th of April till the 16th and Pasqua/Easter Sunday is the 17th of April. We will keep an eye on the first major holiday being celebrated without restrictions per se in 2 years. It’s going to be a zoo.
Okay, let’s get to our guest, shall we?
Contact Information for Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden Colonia Versallas Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Address: Calle Havre 111, Versalles, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
- Tel +52 322 365 5615
- Hours: Monday – Saturday 5pm – 11pm / Sunday 3pm – 11pm
- Closed on Wednesdays
- Website: https://pizzeriafiammasma.wixsite.com/mysite
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pizzeria-Fiamma-327844264727785
Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden Colonia Versallas Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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My friend Dean Regehr from Puerto Magico and actually from Cacao Magico, who we were just talking about in connection with our friends at Lix, introduced me to our next guest. Are you seeing how lots of these things are all interconnected? Dean said to me Barry, you need to meet my friend Marco. He runs one of my favorite restaurants. He’s Italian, and so is his food. Let me know if you want to come to Versalles. You will love his food, and this guy, you will love this guy.
So, I said, hook me up Dean! And sure enough, I was what’s app-ing with Marco as fast as you can say rigatoni and we made a date to break some bread.
Fiamma Pizzeria, Trattoria and Beer Garden is located on a quiet street in Versalles. You enter the outdoor area, section of the restaurant surrounded by walls painted with murals of scenes from Italy, potted plants, just a lovely area where you are transported to an Italian sidewalk café, or a sweet patio garden. The place has real energy. There is a custom made pizza oven where Marco and his chefs do their magic.
Let’s go right now and meet the man in charge of this beautiful place. Let’s sit on the Patio and speak with Marco Bruzzone, a passionate cook, restaurateur and artist… Wow, another restaurant owner who is an artist as well, are we seeing a pattern here? Maybe…Let’s go now to 111 Calle Havré Colonia Díaz Ordaz, and let’s talk with Marco Bruzzone, Fiamma, Pizzeria and Beer Garden, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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Thank you Marco.
After the interview we were joined by a few friends and had a wonderful meal complete with pasta, pizza, drinks, cappuccino and dessert. We didn’t talk about desserts but wow,
they do everything at Fiamma. The atmosphere the staff, and Marco, he has live music certain evenings as well. I have links to the Facebook page the website and a google map that will take you to the front door at Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden…a Trattoria. Hey I’ll throw that in. Why not. You can find all that in the show notes at www.puertovallartatravelshow.com.
Okay, that should do it for today…Next week Stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more. Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message.
And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience
and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really.
And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes.
And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven’t been to my website, you really need to have a look there. I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven’t already all-right? All right.
Thank you to Marco Bruzzone from Fiamma Pizzeria and Beer Garden in Versalles. Great food in a friendly atmosphere, like you are dining in Italy. They are open 5-11 daily, closed Wednesdays. Check their Facebook page for hours just to make sure before you go of course. Like and follow them on Facebook.
And thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos.
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