PROSECCO AND VICENTINE HILLS FOOD AND WINE TOUR

A Taste Veneto project

Three intense days, small-group by private minivan and tour guide

From the Prosecco hills to the Berici hills, among beautiful villages, irresistible wines, pure craft beers and ancient artisanal grappa. To get to know villages full of charm and food and wine specialties and walk among hillside vineyards surrounded by the scents of precious vines and red and white wines. To taste in the winery, brewery, distillery and restaurant prestigious wines, amazing craft beers, historic spirits along with PDO products from Veneto through recipes from local traditions, accompanied by the owners’ stories and live the experiences together with them. To buy the tasted delicacies directly from the producer and find them at home upon return without any problem…we’ll take care of it

Itinerary:

Day 1: The Valdobbiadene of wine and beer

Pick up at Venice Mestre Station, Venice Marco Polo Airport, Verona or Padua Station, or other locations upon request. Our itinerary begins in Asolo, one of Italy’s most beautiful villages, where we will stop for a short walk with a special breakfast of pinza, Asolo flowers and good coffee.

We set off again toward the Prosecco Hills for an initial vineyard visit and winery tasting, accompanied by the knowledgeable guidance of the winemakers. We continue our itinerary along the prosecco roads, until lunchtime, a lunch in the vineyard in Valdobbiadene, with typical products of the hills accompanied by different types of prosecco.

In the afternoon we will visit a prestigious craft brewery on the banks of the Piave River. Accompanied and oriented by master brewers we will taste their beers brewed strictly from selected raw materials, without additives, and unpasteurized.

At the end of the visit we will depart again to arrive in Bassano del Grappa in the late afternoon, and after checking in and dropping our luggage at the hotel, we will go out for a wonderful walk through the center of Bassano to the Bridge where we will sit down for an aperitif before a typical Bassano dinner at a prestigious restaurant on the outskirts of Bassano.

Overnight stay in Bassano

Day 2:Venetian villas, wines and the ancient distillery

Breakfast at the hotel before heading out with our guide for a tour of the city, its historic center and the Ceramics Museum. Visit of Bassano del Ceramica. Mid-morning, depart for Vicenza, the splendid museum city made famous by Architect Palladio, the father of many Venetian villas and an inimitable style.

With our guide we will visit the Palazzo da Schio-Cà D’oro, in the heart of the city center where we will taste fine organic wines from Vicenza. For lunch we will move a few kilometers to enjoy local products at a winery in the Berici Hills.

After lunch we will visit the vineyards and winery. In mid-afternoon we will descend to the plains to reach Montegalda, the ancient Mons Gaudi, a small town among woods and ancient villas, one of which, the Palazzone, will be our half for the evening and overnight stay.

Palazzone is also home to Italy’s oldest artisanal distillery, which will be introduced to us by the owners in an amazing tour that cannot fail to end with a tasting of the company’s exclusive products. In the evening, typical regional dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: and of services

Breakfast and at appropriate time transfer to Venice-Mestre Station, Verona, or other destinations on request.

Price per person in standard double room with B&B service from :

8 people 840,00 €
10 people 779,00 €
14 people 689,00 €
Ask for a different number of people.

What it includes:

Two nights’ hotel and B&B accommodation with breakfast
Two lunches and two dinners
All transfers by private minivan
Accompaniment throughout the period with English-speaking guide (other languages on request)
All visits and tastings explicitly included in the program
Tourist taxes
The basic insurance

What it does not include: