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Historic Roman bakery, Panificio Arrigoni, that served Popes closes down amid rising energy costs and lack of customers

The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now."The workers ate both the 'ciriola', that big, classic Roman loaf that hardly anyone makes anymore, and rosetta rolls," he told AFP. "So for his whole papacy, which lasted almost 27 years, we gave him five 'ciriola' and five rosetta rolls."

The little shop was opened in 1930 during Pius XI's papacy

ROME: The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves - but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now. "We turned the oven off on Tuesday," said Angelo Arrigoni, 79, whose father opened the little shop in 1930 during Pius XI

The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and