FOOD AND WINE TOUR IN VALPOLICELLA
Valpolicella is an area between the romantic city of Verona and Lake Garda, less than two hours away from Venice, with an area of about 230 square kilometres, a real jewel for the eyes and for the palate . Since ancient times, humans settled in Valpolicella, right here, in fact it was discovered the oldest human settlements in Europe, “the cave of Fumane�, a World Heritage Site. Here they settled the first Roman colonies, here Dante Alighieri spent his exile away from his beloved Florence. Well-known since the days of ancient Rome for viticulture, and in particular for the Amarone wine, it is also important for the extraction of red Verona marble. When you get to this area you will be enchanted by the expanses of vineyards that reign supreme and are the backdrop for all the scenic routes you want to take through the five valleys of this area.
A must is a visit to the small village of San Giorgio Ingannapoltron, from which you can admire a spectacular view and you can see in the distance the famous Lake Garda, which is about 20 kilometres from the area, and you can visit the Romanesque church, which dates back to the eleventh – twelfth century AD During the tour you can do: visits to wineries with wine tasting, a visit to a mill with a tasting of various types of oil, a guided tour of an eighteenth century villa, its wineries, vineyards and gardens, tasting wines and accompanying of cheeses and bread.
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