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Fragrance of Arabic Coffee, Popular Saudi Cuisine at Davos

The cafe attracted the attention of Davos participants because of the quality of its Arabic drinks and popular Saudi food
The cafe attracted the attention of Davos participants because of the quality of its Arabic drinks and popular Saudi food
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Fragrance of Arabic Coffee, Popular Saudi Cuisine at Davos

The cafe attracted the attention of Davos participants because of the quality of its Arabic drinks and popular Saudi food
The cafe attracted the attention of Davos participants because of the quality of its Arabic drinks and popular Saudi food

With the Davos meetings coming to an end, the scent of Arabic coffee and popular Saudi food still lingers there.

The MiSK Foundation serves hot drinks and local food to the attendees at the most prominent event and forum in the world, to showcase Saudi Arabia’s culture of generosity and hospitality.

The Foundation succeeded in collaborating with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage in designing a cafe adjacent to where the event is taking place, close to the most significant leaders, officials, ministers and leaders of the private sector in the world, making it a headquarters for spreading a culture of generosity and hospitality with a variety of drinks, at the front of which was the pure saffron-flavored Arabic coffee to support the spread of Saudi culture and enhance national tourism.

The elegant cafe has the logo of a Saudi woman carrying bouquets of flower and basil against a green background designed by Saudi youth. The woman is actually taken from a real photograph captured by the photographer Mohammad al-Jaribi and was designed by designer Mariam Bawazir at a time where hundreds of visitors attracted by the fragrance of Arabic coffee and the scent of popular food is prepared fresh every morning.

According to one of the cafe supervisors, Sarah al-Khadiri, the point of these efforts is to introduce part of Saudi civilization and culture, and its exquisite taste in hospitality through hot local drinks such as Arabic coffee and tea, prepared every day at 7 am during the forum.

She says the ingredients are all Saudi and food is prepared by a Saudi chef.

Expert designers have designed the cups, inspired by Saudi heritage. Screens also display high-quality tourist films produced by creative Saudis, against a background of popular music that adds to the local Saudi feel.

The cafe is attended by prominent ministers, high-ranking officials and CEOs of well-known international companies visibly impressed by how professional the presentation of the cuisine is, expressing their admiration and astonishment with the quality of the experience.

Khadiri points out how proud she is working on the marketing of national heritage and enhancing local tourism in the Kingdom.

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Visitors to Get Rare View of Rome's Trevi Fountain

(FILES) Tourists visit the restoration site of the famous Trevi fountain from a walkway on July 8, 2014 in Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
(FILES) Tourists visit the restoration site of the famous Trevi fountain from a walkway on July 8, 2014 in Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
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Visitors to Get Rare View of Rome's Trevi Fountain

(FILES) Tourists visit the restoration site of the famous Trevi fountain from a walkway on July 8, 2014 in Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
(FILES) Tourists visit the restoration site of the famous Trevi fountain from a walkway on July 8, 2014 in Rome. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is to undergo a two-month clean-up when some visitors will get a rare, close-up view of the Baroque masterpiece from a suspended walkway, authorities have said.

Construction of the walkway began Monday "to allow for a major extraordinary maintenance intervention" on the fountain, Rome city council said.

The 18th-century fountain stars in to the most famous scene in Federico Fellini's film "La Dolce Vita,” when actress Anita Ekberg takes a dip.

Now it is besieged with tourists most days. The monument is "located in an area with high pedestrian traffic and subject to particular microclimatic conditions" that lead to "invasive vegetation and calcareous deposits" forming on parts most exposed to water, AFP quoted the council as saying.

The work -- including cleaning stones in the lower part of the monument and grouting joints -- should be completed by the end of the year, the council said.

Limited groups of visitors will be allowed to cross the fountain on a raised walkway while the maintenance is carried out.

The walkway will be ready within a month and "will offer the opportunity to acquire new data on attendance, useful for solving the overcrowding problems,” authorities said.

Because of the fountain's fame, the crowds in the square surrounding it are often so deep that it is hard to get a proper look.

Rome authorities said this month they were considering introducing a ticketing system for visitors to control the crowds.

Visitor numbers are expected to surge in 2025 for the Jubilee, a holy year held by the Catholic Church around once every 25 years, with some 30 million people expected in Rome and the Vatican over the 12 months.

It is not the first time a walkway has been installed above the basin, with fashion house Fendi installing a plexiglass bridge in 2014 during an 18-month long restoration.