Verona Wine & Romance Tour: The beauty of Verona & the Valpolicella Wine Region. This tour combines a guided walking tour of Verona, Italy in the morning with an afternoon in the famous Valpolicella wine region. With lunch taken at a local restaurant that boasts delicious cuisine and incredible views, a very special day awaits you. (Private Tours operate all year round)
Tour features:
Walking tour of Verona
Wine Tasting
Scenic back-roads of the Valpolicella Hills
Enchanting Villages
Tour Itinerary:
On a two and a half hour walking tour of Verona, you’ll quickly understand that this city is much more than the famous Roman amphitheatre and the ill-fated love affair of Romeo and Juliet.
Starting with the Romans conquering Verona, and ending with its contemporary history, the different ages of the city are visible through all the various monuments scattered around its historical center.
After a fascinating walking tour around the city of Verona, we drive up into the nearby hills to explore the delightful countryside of the Valpolicella wine region.
Driving along scenic back-roads we’ll visit enchanting places; small villages with postcard views of the surrounding terraced slopes, mountains and Lake Garda. Lunch can be taken at a restaurant high up in the hills, famous for its cuisine and incredible views of the surrounding hills covered in vines.
To celebrate our day in true style, we’ll visit an evocative and historical winery, where you can taste the different local wines, including the famous Amarone.
Escorted tour includes driver guide, English speaking & transport, full day from Venice or around. (maximum 8 person per tour)
Valpolicella Wine Tasting Tour: Amarone, Verona's great red wine! The Valpolicella wine region is home to the famous Amarone, a wine that overflows with aromas and taste sensations. It's method of production dates back to Roman times, and the grape varieties from which it is made only thrive in the lush green hills around Verona. The Amarone is truly one of Italy's most unique wines. Tours operate all year round.
We'll visit celebrated vineyards each producing there own unique versions of the Amarone - "the big dry one". Along with other local wines like the Valpolicello classico and rare Recioto.
With scenic back-roads to explore, as well as enjoying some of the delicious local cuisine at a restaurant with spectacular vistas, this day will provide you with memories that will last you a lifetime.
During the day we'll visit three vineyards to savor the Amarone, and other wines of the Valpolicella wine region of Italy. The region boasts numerous types of indigenous grapes that have been naturally selected over the last 2,000 years.
Like the famous wines of Bordeaux, the wines of the Valpolicella are made from a blend of these indigenous vines. Each vineyard, has its preference in regards to the types and quantity of grapes used in the production of their wines.
So as we traverse the soft undulating hills, driving along scenic back-roads and through enchanting villages, the vineyards we visit will between them give you a full impression of the Vapolicella wine region.
In between vineyards, you can take an optioal lunch at a delightful local restaurant for lunch, where you can enjoy distant views of the plains and the surrounding hills covered in vines. Savor a delightful lunch of home-made pastas and regional dishes, to complete a very special day in the Valpolicella wine region.
Escorted tour includes driver guide, English speaking & transport, full day from Venice or around. (maximum 8 persons per tour)
Friuli Wine Tasting Tour: Discovering the Collio wine region. Enjoy a very special day in the Collio wine region of Italy with Monica, a native of Friuli. Famous for both its red and white wines, the region is completely untouched by tourism and offers a unique slice of Italian culture. Wine Tours operate year round.
During our day we will visit prestigious wineries that are renowned for both the high quality of their wines and the historical value of their estates.
As with all our wine tours, we tend not to visit too many wineries, but instead spend a longer time in those visited so that you can gain a better understanding of the wines tasted and the procedure of making them.
Among its wines, the Collio region features the Ribolla, the rare Picolit and the even more rare Pignolo, as well as Cabernet, Tocai, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio to mention just a few.
The Collio has a bucolic charm, with its rolling hills thickly planted with vineyards, cherry trees and olive groves, all set against the back-drop of the imposing Friulian Alps. After spending time in Venice, you'll enjoy discovering an area where you can feel like being the only tourists around. Enjoying the peace, tranquility and natural beauty this area affords.
Between vineyards we'll drive along scenic back-roads that meander around the lush green hills, through peaceful villages and hamlets, to savor the idyllic charm of this beautiful region. We'll cross the "ponte diavolo" to explore a medieval village that was once the Longaboard capital of Italy.
And, of course, we won't forget to indulge a little in the local cuisine at a restaurant we have personally selected to enhance your experience of the Collio region of Italy.
Escorted tour includes driver guide, English speaking & transport, full day from Venice or around. (maximum 8 person per tour)
