Top Verona Dining Experiences

The Valpolicella is one of Italy’s premier wine regions, but it’s not always easy to find cellars open to the public for tours and tasting. With this experience, enjoy access to one of the top producers in the area to visit the vineyards and cellar, learn about the history and production, and sample a variety of wines with the guidance of a sommelier over a light lunch.

Valpolicella is one of Italy’s most important wine countries, and its scenic hills are dotted with traditional, family-run cellars. With this experience, visit one of these small wineries and learn about how the wines are produced and aged directly from the winemaker. Discover the history of the family and its estate, and end with a guided wine tasting paired with extra-virgin olive oil and local cheese and salami.

Discover the little-known Valpolicella Classico wine country just outside Verona and connect with a local winemaker with this exclusive winery visit. Take a guided walk through the historic vineyards to learn about the traditional cultivation methods, visit the former icehouse (now the aging room) and barrel cellar, and then relax with a tasting of a number of Valpolicella and Amarone wines.

Learn how to authentically make two common Italian foods in their country of origin in a local home with this private cooking class in Verona. Follow your teacher’s guidance as you make pizza and tiramisu from scratch at home the local way. End the class by dining on the meal you’ve created and take your newfound knowledge home with you so that you can share your new skills.

Get your hands dirty by learning how to prepare and cook an amazing Italian meal in Verona. Led by an Italian chef, this hands-on cooking teaches you to make traditional Italian dishes from scratch with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Then, once the food is prepared, sit down and indulge in this amazing meal, complemented by local Italian wine. When you're done, take the recipes with you so you can recreate the meal at home. Participants are limited to just 10, ensuring you'll receive plenty of personal attention from the chef.

Experience the place where Valpolicella wines have been artfully made for centuries on this half-day, guided winery tour and visit the hamlet of San Giorgio di Valpolicella. Sample Italian wines paired with bread and cheese and hear about the local harvesting and wine-making history and processes from a local sommelier. Learn about the countryside and enjoy a walk in the hamlet streets.

Italy is known for its wine, and with this tour, you'll get an insider's look at wine production from grape to bottle. You'll travel through the Amarone, with stops at two wineries for tastings. Then you'll sit down for a lunch of local cuisine paired with Valpolicella wine, followed by a visit to a third winery to learn more about viticulture still.

Gelato is Italy’s favorite sweet treat—and on this tour, you won’t just get to sample it. Taught by a real Italian chef, you’ll also learn how to make it from scratch. Discover how both gelato and sorbetto are traditionally prepared, and then enjoy tastes at the end of class. You’ll also walk away with a recipe book, so you can try out your newfound skills at home.

Discover Verona’s gastronomy and the city highlights during this half-day tour. Stroll down the quaint streets of the historic city center and learn about the history and traditions of Verona. Tours are modified for each season and you visit historic eateries, wine bars, and restaurants. You also take a ride on the funicular to the highest part of the city for a stunning view of Verona.

Connect with a passionate home cook in the town of Avesa near Verona and learn how to make classic Italian dishes while enjoying a charming view over the rooftops with this hands-on cooking class. Roll out fresh pasta, simmer up sauces, and layer a luscious tiramisù under the guidance of your host and instructor in her panoramic kitchen, then sample your handiwork over lunch.

Learn how to make homemade pasta the traditional way — using generations-old recipes passed down from your host's 'nonna.' Offering more than just a taste of Veronese cuisine, this private cooking class lets you live the local culture for a few hours, by cooking, chatting, and eating with a host in their own home.

Get a taste of Verona’s culinary culture on a food and walking tour. Led by a guide, pair a typical pastry with Italian espresso; taste local products such Soppressa, a typical salami, paired with Monte Veronese cheese; or sip on the great Valpolicella. As you taste, explore the city’s rich history and architecture, passing the Roman Arena and other top landmarks. Numbers are limited to 10 to keep the experience as intimate as possible.

Explore the romantic city of Verona on this guided walking tour. Discover why Shakespeare wrote about the city and why UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site as you walk past monuments, busy squares, and quaint alleyways. Then head to the Verona Arena with skip-the-line access to marvel at the ancient Roman amphitheater constructed in pink marble as your guide informs you of its history and stories.

Touch on the highlights of Lake Garda without the hassle of arranging transportation and logistics with this excursion from Verona. Set off for Sirmione, where you’ll hop on a boat to cruise around its peninsula and take in views of the castle from the water. Then join your guide for a stroll through the medieval old town to learn about its fascinating history and browse the shops.

Bardolino is one of Italy’s most prestigious wine-making areas, and with this tour you’ll delve into the history and production of DOP and IGT wines at a local cellar. Tour the vineyards and barrel rooms as you learn about Bardolino’s traditional wines from your host, then cap off your experience with a guided tasting of four wines paired with local cheeses and cold cuts.

Take back home more than just memories of Italy’s food by also learning how to make it from scratch with this private cooking class in Verona. Visit the home of a local cook who will show you how to make handmade pasta and tiramisu from typical Italian recipes. After the lesson, check your work with a meal of the dishes you made.

You will visit a winery on the hills of Bardolino, where the vineyards are reflected on Lake Garda, to taste a selection of wines accompanied by paired quality local dishes. In this small family-run cellar you will experience the authentic tastes and flavors of the Bardolino area.

Share this special moment of the Veronese daily life with a local who can make you feel the atmosphere of the place, enjoy a traditional custom in a fabulous square, assure yourselves unique memories of this part of Italy and its friendly people.

Learn about Verona’s artisanal food and wine products during this intimate visit to a family-run winery in Marano di Valpolicella. Tour a 17th-century wine cellar and sample regional wine varieties paired with cheeses, cured meat, and bread. See how olive oil is produced, visit an olive tree orchard, and learn how to distinguish between oils during an exclusive tasting.

Your food and wine experience in Valpolicella It will be a family meeting, the beauty of a territory, it will be the vigor of a vineyard, the scent of drying grapes, it will be the story of a passion, the charm of tradition and the enthusiasm of research, it will be the atmosphere of a old cooper and enveloping elegance of an Amarone, it will be emotion.

Follow the journey of how Italian dishes are prepared and learn about Italian culture in the process with this shared market tour and dining experience in Verona. Visit a market in Verona with a local cook as they highlight the region’s seasonal produce and then watch them prepare an authentic regional meal that you get to enjoy at the end.

Bardolino is one of Italy’s most prestigious wine-producing areas and sits within striking distance of Lake Garda, but it’s a challenge to find a cellar to visit on your own. With this pre-booked tour, stop at a local winery to explore the scenic vineyards and aging cellar. Learn about the winery’s history and production, then relax over a tasting of four wines paired with local specialties.

Hunt for fresh, local truffles in the countryside surrounding Verona during this private truffle-hunting tour and tasting. Get help from a truffle-sniffing dog as you scour the forests. Then, enjoy a guided tasting of truffle with fresh pasta and local cheese and salumi paired with wine. During out-of-season tours, truffle-hunting is replaced with a tour of the vineyard, cellars, and farmhouse.