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9 days 8 nights
Wine Tasting Tour
Tour Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto

1st Day: Arrival
Arrival of the participants in Venice, meeting with our assistant and transfer to the hotel. If the group arrives in the morning, visit to the Enoteca Regionale (Regional Wine Shop) where it will be offered a complementary Veneto Wine Tasting session. Transfer to the hotel and overnight stay.

2nd Day: Sauris and Nimis
After breakfast in hotel, transfer to Sauris, little village famous for the production of ham (like Parma Ham), visit to a ham factory and tasty degustation. Free time in the afternoon for lunch (not included but organised on request in typical restaurant) and transfer to Nimis, founded by ancient Romans. Its name derives from the Latin word "Nemus", meaning “nobody”. Visit to a wine cellar with tasting of the sweet white wine Ramandolo. In the evening transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

3rd Day: San Daniele, Gemona and Venzone
After breakfast in hotel, transfer to San Daniele del Friuli, other place really famous for the production of ham. Visit to a ham factory and tasty degustation. Free time in the afternoon for lunch (not included but organised on request in typical restaurant) and transfer to Gemona and visit to the characteristic medieval village. Later on, transfer to Venzone, mentioned for the first time in 923 A.D. as Clausas de Albiciones. The local lord had it surrounded by a massive double line of walls starting from 1258. Venzone was acquired by the Patriarchate of Aquileia in 1336. In 1351 it became part of Austria and, together with the whole Friuli, from 1420 was a province of the Republic of Venice. After a period under Austrian domination, it was annexed to the newly formed Kingdom of Italy in 1866. In the evening return to the hotel and overnight stay.

  4th day: Prosecco Road and Cartizze from Conegliano to Refrontolo and Valdobbiadene
After breakfast in hotel, meeting with our Customer Assistant and our Tourist Guide and transfer to Valdobbiadene running along the beautiful Prosecco Road, that winds among gentle hills covered by vineyards. Break and visit to a cellar to taste typical homemade products.
Free time in the afternoon for lunch (not included but organised on request in typical restaurant), shopping or relax, and transfer to Valdobbiadene. Visit to Valdobbiadene, where it will be possible to admire squares, the famous Villa Cedri and beautiful Churches painted by important artists of this area.
Later on, visit to a wine cellar where the famous wine Prosecco is produced. At the end return to the hotel and overnight stay.

5th day: Venezia
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Venice, meeting with the guide and visit of the city (2 hours)
Small tasting of the famous Cicchetti in a typical "Osteria". In the afternoon, tour by gondola for 40 minutes. The gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing boat. In the evening and transfer to hotel dinner and overnight.



6th day: the Euganean Hills

After breakfast in hotel, meeting with our Customer Assistant and our Tourist Guide and transfer to Arquà Petrarca, visit to the medieval village situated along the Street of the DOC Wines in the heart of the Euganean Hills. Afterwards our guests have the possibility of visiting a wine cellar and tasting the typical products of the Euganean Hills. Free time in the afternoon for lunch (not included but organised on request in typical restaurant), shopping or relax. In the afternoon, visit to the oil press “Colli del Poeta” specialized in the extra virgin olive-oil production. Overnight stay in hotel.


7th day: Valpolicella
After breakfast in hotel, meeting with our Customer Assistant and our Tourist Guide and transfer to Valpolicella area. Visit to the ethnographical Museum of Pescantina, village situated on the bank of the river Adige. Visit to Villa del Bene in Volargne, property of a noble family of Verona. Free time for lunch (not included but organised on request in typical restaurant), shopping or relax. In the afternoon visit to the “twin villas” of San Pietro Incariano, with frescoes of the XVII century by Paolo Ligozzi and the archaeological pieces picked up in the XIX century by Andrea Monga. Visit to the Pieve romanica of San Floriano, that keeps in his walls some Roman inscriptions, bas-relief of the Longobard age and parts of ancient wine-presses. Visit to a wine cellar with tasty degustation of the wines Valpolicella Superiore, Amarone and Recioto. In the evening transfer to the hotel and overnight stay.

8th day: Verona
After breakfast in hotel, meeting with the guide and visit of the famous city of Verona, famous for the Amphitheatre Arena, where one of the most famous Opera Season in the world and the romantic story of Romeo and Juliet take place. Lunch in restaurant and in the afternoon free time at disposal for shopping. In the evening return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

9th  day:  Departure
After breakfast in the hotel, free time and departure.    





THE PRICE INCLUDES:

  • Transfer by 1st class air conditioned Grand Tourism Coach from / to airport and hotel
  • 1st class air conditioned Grand Tourism Coach at disposal the full period
  • Customer Assistant for the full period
  • 2 overnights stay in 3 Superior - 4 stars hotel Udine
  • 4 overnights stay in 4 stars hotel Cittadella
  • 2 overnights stay in 3 Superior - 4 stars hotel in Valpolicella
  • Half board treatment: dinner in hotel
  • Accommodation in double room with private toilette
  • Full Day Multi Language Tourist Guide as in program
  • 2nd day: 1 Ham degustation in a Sauris farm
  • 2nd day: 1 Wine degustation in a Nimis cellar
  • 3rd day: 1 Ham degustation in a San Daniele farm
  • 5th day: “cicchetti” tasting in Venice
  • 1 free place every 25 people paying


THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

  • Flight
  • Lunches, Beverages and drinks
  • Entrance fees to the museums, exhibitions, churches and naturalistic sites
  • Personal extras
  • All those goods and services not mentioned in “the price includes”

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