Unique things to do in Verona

Meet my co-host in the city-centre, where you will take place in a comfortable and air-conditioned minivan, and there you will start to enjoy this relaxing half-day tour in Valpolicella wine region. During the transfer he will explain you about the local wines and Valpolicella valley. Then you will arrive at the winery, one of the beautiful ones located in the heart of Valpolicella, where he will show you the wine cellar and how the wine is kept. Afterwords you will sit around the table to taste some chosen wines, including the great Amarone! After taking some beautiful pictures in the gardens and vineyards, we will get back on board the minivan and we'll take the way to a second winery for another tasting. Other things to note In case of delay please contact the emergency phone number

We'll start with the incredible Arena, a Roman amphitheater older than the Colosseum and still used today! Then, we'll continue along Via Mazzini, where most tourists notice the beautiful shops, but where we'll notice details and unique stories. We will then enjoy the lively Piazza Erbe, with its market and its picturesque buildings, and Piazza dei Signori, considered "the living room of Verona" for its elegance. In its buildings you can read all the history of Verona: the remains of the Roman city, the first 12th century Romanesque town hall, the first residence of the Scala family (XIV century), the 15th century Loggia di Frà Giocondo, the lions of San Marco placed by the Venetians when the city was annexed to the Serenissima and then chiseled away by Napoleon's troops, the Statue of Dante erected to reaffirm our Italian culture and language in the Austrian era, and finally the entry into the kingdom of Italy: all the history of Verona enclosed in this single Piazza! After having also seen the Scala family Tombs (the monumental tombs of the Lords of Verona), we'll pass to the neighboring medieval inner courtyards, as suggestive as only the ancient corners can be, and we'll finally end with the famous Casa di Giulietta, with its balcony and the statue of Juliet, among the most visited single monuments in the whole world. Other things to note Please notice the tour starts at 13.45 (1.45pm), but try and be there on time. Any problem, don't hesitate to contact me at +39 335 367063.

Let's put our hands in the flour! In this cooking class, I'm going to share with you the secrets and the recipes of my Granny to make the best fresh Egg Pasta everywhere and every time you want to. Just like in the best Italian family, in this cooking class, we'll make pasta altogether, sharing time, and laughs. We'll prepare pasta dough from scratch and I'll teach you all the classic cuts: from tagliolini to pappardelle, passing through tagliatelle, farfalle, maltagliati but also you will see how to prepare decorated pasta and colored pasta. You will also learn to prepare fresh ravioli. At the end of the cooking class, we are going to eat what we've prepared before. Three-course dinner accompanied by a special wine produced in this region. All the courses will be cooked and served with low/no salt and sugar to taste (and enjoy) the real essence of the food and be surprised by the feelings you'll perceive on your palate. I will provide you with everything you need, just bring your appetite, enthusiasm for Italian good food, and a camera to eternalize this experience in your memories book. IMPORTANT: Please let me know in advance if you require any special needs or if you have food intolerance or allergy. OTHER THINGS TO NOTE In the apt, there is a lovely sweet cat who loves cuddles and meeting new people.

Experience an hands-on cooking class with a Veronese chef that will share with you the best techniques to prepare an authentic Italian meal. The chef will cook alongside you, teach you and follow you step-by-step to complete the recipes together. You’ll really feel like home in our kitchen and you’ll learn what makes Italian food so good. Get tips and suggestions about basic Italian cooking techniques to enhance the natural flavors of the food and you’ll discover that you don’t need a great effort to create a delicious meal. You will prepare some tasty dishes including Hand-made fresh Pasta from scratch, Risotto (with locally produced rice) and the original Tiramisu, the world-famous sponge cake laced with liqueur and coffee and sweet mascarpone cream. After the cooking class you will enjoy your home-cooked meal with the rest of the small group, sharing with them the results of your experience while tasting a glass of local wine. You'll also receive the recipes, so you can recreate this Italian meal at home for family and friends.

Immerse yourself in authentic Verona, Italy as well as different culinary discoveries in this Verona food and wine tour. We will start our walking tour of Verona with a nice BREAKFAST, then get ready to discover the hidden parts of the city. You will follow your professional Tour leader (a Verona native) admiring the monuments and narrow historic streets, tasting typical Veronese dishes: from classic cheeses and cold cut appetizers to freshly made RAVIOLI with truffle, ricotta, GNOCCHI or BIGOLI WITH RAGU, and more gastronomic delights (depending on the season), all paired with outstanding white & red WINES DOC & DOCG, providing so many tastings that it can be considered a FULL LUNCH. It is also included SKIP THE LINE TICKETS FOR THE CABLE RAILWAY, to see by your self the most romantic view of Verona and relax after the tour. During our walk we will get also a piece of our Veronese Christmas pudding or a scoop of artisan ICE CREAM, in order to fully respect the Italian tradition. The tour can be considered a full LUNCH and you will have two tours in one: a nice walking tour of Verona with your local guide! PLACES VISITED MIGHT CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE DAYS. Immerse yourself in authentic Verona, Italy as well as different culinary discoveries in this Verona food and wine tour. FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER I RUN THE TOUR ALSO IN THE AFTERNOON. WIRTE ME TO BOOK IT!

GUARANTEED SOCIAL DISTANCING OF 1 METER BETWEEN GUESTS. Live an authentic culinary experience in Verona. Enjoy an amazing hands-on cooking class, followed by a convivial lunch or dinner. Silvia's home is located on a beautiful street in the very heart of fascinating Verona. She has a great passion for Veronese culinary traditions and recipes. She is happy to share this passion with curious travelers eager to have an authentic culinary experience in her beautiful city. Silvia adores cooking and hosting guests. She has prepared a refined a menu of specialties, using products and raw materials from the countryside, like meat and vegetables from the local market, and olive oil from Garda Lake. Start your experience preparing the typical tagliatelle, drinking a glass of fine wine. Then, learn the secrets behind the perfect ragú sauce, getting hands-on help while cooking it. Once the work is completed, take a sit and enjoy the meal with your friends and family. Don't miss this unique culinary experience.

We'll start with a unforgettable walk in the vineyard, telling the family history of our winery and estate. We'll see the old traditional drying room where the grapes are air dried using Appassimento, a technique for which Amarone is known around the world, followed by a visit to the authentical ancien cellar for vinification and refinement. I explain you how we make our Great Red Wines. The experience finishes with a tasting togheter of a selection of our three fine wines, learning the evaluation by sight, smell, and taste. We'll enjoy the wine with bread and our organic oil, local cheese called Monte Veronese, fresh and aged and local cured meats of Valpolicella, Soppressa. You could enjoy our "Panorama Therapy" on our marvellous terrace on the best view of Valpolicella Classica. Other things to note Bring your camera and comfortable shoes. Car trasfert is subject to availability. I can assist You in arranging public transport from Verona center and Verona Porta Nuova train station to winery. You can get to the Winery by pubblic transport- no changes, only one bus line- from Verona center.

The Tour is a dinamic gastronomic walk through the streets of the historic center of Verona with great gourmet stops in old food shops, deli, wine bars and cafés, involving lunch. Guests will follow me (Professional Tour leader and sommelier since 2012) admiring the monuments and narrow historic streets, tasting typical Veronese dishes: from classic cheeses and cold cut appetizers to freshly made BIGOLI pasta/TORTELLI or other local main course (depends in the season), and more gastronomic delights, all paired with delicious local wines, providing so many tastings that it can be considered a FULL LUNCH. During the tour, you will make some very unconventional stops (old Roman ruins/terrace with amazing views ). It is also included a SKIP THE LINE ride on the CABLE CAR RAILWAY to the most romantic view in Verona. There's even artisan organic ice-cream ( or our veronese Christmas pudding) at the end in order to fully respect the Italian tradition. The tour can be considered a full lunch and you will have two tours in one: a nice walking tour of Verona with a local tour guide combined with a food and wine itinerary. This is a must-do culinary experience in Verona!! FROM APRIL 1ST THIS EXPERIENCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERNOON TOO, PLEASE SEND A REQUEST IF YOU ARE A SOLO TRAVEL AND YOU DON'T SEE ANY OTHER RESERVATIONS, PLEASE JUST CONTACT ME BEFORE BOOKING

#fromFamilyWinery #NOTwalking tour #individualSession Discover a fascinating hidden garden in the oldest part of the city on the bank of the river Adige, while tasting Verona's best red wines: Valpolicella and Amarone. Gain exclusive access to this Adige riverside and taste Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde handmade fine wines in this amazing setting. Listen to many old tales of this place and the surrounding neighborhood, the Cathedral Complex, which has been a place for worship for Christian from the times of the Romans to today. Wine tasting is paired with many local tasting of local products: cheeses, salami, appetizer. Your children and pets are welcome. If you are looking for real Italian hospitality, local culture and an opportunity to experience the traditional authentic world of the Valpolicella wine, join us! Other things to note This is NOT a walking tour. Wine-tasting offered by Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde with NO intermediaries. Pets and children are welcome. More than a couple? Different timing? Message me!

Immergiti anche tu in un viaggio sensoriale per conoscere i profumi e i sapori della Valpolicella! Con un tour guidato della nostra cantina a due passi dal Centro di Verona, è possibile scoprire insieme a noi l’arte della vinificazione. Un percorso che termina con la degustazione dei vini del territorio, per una panoramica completa della Valpolicella. Vini in degustazione: - Valpolicella DOP Classico "Capitel della Crosara" - Wine Urban Park Rosso del Veronese IGT - Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso DOP "Castelliere della Guaite" - Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Fondatore - Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Re Teodorico Possibilità di due formule di degustazione: 1. WINE TOUR & TASTING: visita della cantina con degustazione finale. 2. WINE TOUR, TASTING & DEGUSTAZIONE DI PRODOTTI TIPICI DEL TERRITORIO: visita della cantina con degustazione finale accompagnata da una selezione di salumi, formaggi e prodotti tipici del territorio. (+ €10 al prezzo base)

Meet my co-host in the city-centre, where you will take place in a comfortable and air-conditioned minivan, and there you will start to enjoy this relaxing half-day tour in Valpolicella wine region. During the transfer he will explain you about the local wines and Valpolicella valley. Then you will arrive at the winery, one of the beautiful ones located in the heart of Valpolicella, where he will show you the wine cellar and how the wine is kept. Afterwords you will sit around the table to taste some chosen wines, including the great Amarone! After taking some beautiful pictures in the gardens and vineyards, we will get back on board the minivan and we'll take the way to a second winery for another tasting. Other things to note In case of delay please contact the emergency phone number

I will welcome you at Juliet Club, a cozy space in the heart of Verona where everyday Juliet Secretaries work. Here I will tell you more about the story of Romeo and Juliet and how the tradition of the letters to Juliet started. After a visit to the archive - we have more than 200,000 archived letters here and we receive new ones every day! - you’ll be ready to become a Juliet Secretary. According to your native language, I will give you a couple letters addressed to Juliet. You will open them and read them discovering love stories from every corner of the world. Then we will have a tea together and we will discuss what to answer. Now it's your turn to write a letter! Signed and sealed, the letters are ready for delivery. At the end of the Experience you will receive your official Juliet Secretary Certificate. Other things to note Juliet Club receives letters from all over the world written in dozens of different languages. I will try to give you at least 1 letter in your native language but this is not always possible, in particular when it comes to less spoken languages.

Stroll through the historic center of Verona with an experienced guide that has been checked and licensed in Verona and will only speak in one language! Enjoy your two hours breathtaking tour and get the key elements which which to explore the city to the fullest later in your free time. Together we get to know the most important monuments, squares, bridges and streets helping us recall the most important moments in the local urban development. It will be also the chance to discover fascinating hidden corners, unexpected archaeological excavations and learn about suggestive architecture. I will not forget to address the topic of Romeo and Juliet to explain you what not even most local residents know about it, allowing you to understand why the famous playwright would stage his tragedy in Verona even though he never got to visit it! For a private tour check "Private panoramic Grand Tour in Verona with funicolar".

We'll start with the incredible Arena, a Roman amphitheater older than the Colosseum and still used today! Then, we'll continue along Via Mazzini, where most tourists notice the beautiful shops, but where we'll notice details and unique stories. We will then enjoy the lively Piazza Erbe, with its market and its picturesque buildings, and Piazza dei Signori, considered "the living room of Verona" for its elegance. In its buildings you can read all the history of Verona: the remains of the Roman city, the first 12th century Romanesque town hall, the first residence of the Scala family (XIV century), the 15th century Loggia di Frà Giocondo, the lions of San Marco placed by the Venetians when the city was annexed to the Serenissima and then chiseled away by Napoleon's troops, the Statue of Dante erected to reaffirm our Italian culture and language in the Austrian era, and finally the entry into the kingdom of Italy: all the history of Verona enclosed in this single Piazza! After having also seen the Scala family Tombs (the monumental tombs of the Lords of Verona), we'll pass to the neighboring medieval inner courtyards, as suggestive as only the ancient corners can be, and we'll finally end with the famous Casa di Giulietta, with its balcony and the statue of Juliet, among the most visited single monuments in the whole world. Other things to note Please notice the tour starts at 13.45 (1.45pm), but try and be there on time. Any problem, don't hesitate to contact me at +39 335 367063.

Enjoy this fun and kid-friendly class and learn to make the artisanal Gelato from scratch. The chef will cook alongside you, teach you and follow you step-by-step to complete the recipes together. You’ll really feel like home in our cozy kitchen and you’ll learn what makes Gelato so good. Get tips and suggestions about basic Gelato and Sorbetto techniques to enhance the natural flavors of the ingredients. Follow the suggestions of the local chef for choosing the best ingredients to make a perfect and super tasty Gelato. Prepare fruits, spices and other seasonal ingredients, learn some specific techniques like chocolate tempering or egg pasteurization. Mix the ingredients and create the real work of art: your artisanal Gelato is ready to freeze.  During this hands-on class you'll also learn the traditional recipe to make the "Sorbetto", a delicious and super yummy frozen dessert made with seasonal fresh fruits. When everything is ready you will enjoy your hand-made desserts with the rest of the small-group. During the class you'll also receive the recipes, so you can recreate the yummy Gelato and "Sorbetto" at home for your family and friends.