A pleasant and interesting itinerary, which allows to know the charm of prestigious historic cities and the mastery of the Italian local wines and food makers.
Programme
Friday:
14.00 arrival to Verona
and guided visit of the city.
18.00 transfer to the hotel and dinner.
Saturday:
9.00 
Breakfast and check-out from the Hotel
9.30
Visit to a local wine cellar.
The visit allows a walk around the vineyards,
a visit into the wine cellar and wine tasting.
The wine tasting will be of 4 types of wine and it will be accompanied
by a selection of cold cuts and snakes.
11.00 
Transfer to a raw ham factory, including the visit
to the producing labs of the fine raw ham of Montagnana.
A raw ham tasting is moreover scheduled.
12.00 
Arrival to the Castle of Bevilacqua among wonderful gardens,
luxurious halls, the Tortures’ Museum, the old kitchens.
13.00 
Lunch in the aristocratic halls of the Castle
among precious frescos,
ancient pictures, wonderful statues and imperial tables.
15.00
Visit to Montagnana, one of the cities that keeps the medieval walls. Walking through Montagnana represents a richness for the spirit; the city offers architectonic beauties, which are still undamaged, the squares and the roads seem still sound of the carts noise and of the inhabitants’ voices of the past centuries. Fortified by wonderful walls, Montagnana arouses the curiosity even of the more skeptical persons, and attracts the tourists with its historical charm.
16.30
Visit to Este, one of the most interesting villages of Veneto.
The city originated in ancient ages: it was already settlement during the Paleolitical Age, after that it became one of the most important and valuable centre of the Paleolitical civilization of Veneto, whose testimonies are exhibited at the National Atestino Museum. During the Roman Age it was called with the name of Atheste, which takes its origin from the river Athesis (Adige), which flows nearby. A lot of archeological finds, which have been found out on the environment and in the graves, have revealed the artistic evolution of the ceramic, particularly concerning the ornamental decorations. Destroyed by the Barbarian invasion in the V century, Este flourished newly up to become in the 1056 the favorite residence of the feudal lords, which took the name of Estensi with
Azzo II.
18.00 End of the weekend. Return.
Some photos of the Hotel:
Price per person: € 125,00 with a minimum of 30 attendants.
All the prices are net of travel agency’s commissions.
The price includes:
· Stay of 2 nights in a 4 stars Hotel into a double room with half board treatment.
· Guided visit to Verona, Montagnana, Este, Padua with guide.
· Wine and oil tasting in the wine cellar
· Raw ham tasting at the ham factory
The price does not include:
Transfers, admission tickets for Museums or monuments, tips, general extras.