Top Verona Dining Experiences

Verona sits at the heart of Valpolicella wine country, but most central tastings stick to enoteca (wine store) pours rather than letting you see where the wine is made. Visit Corte San Mattia with a guided walk through the countryside and a cellar, and enjoy a tasting of five wines—served up with tasty local produce—on a terrace overlooking the city.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Connect with a local foodie host to explore Verona’s culinary scene on this private and personalized tasting tour. Stop at landmark coffee bars, pastry shops, and traditional osteria eateries to sample 10 different sweet and savory specialties and beverages, including vegetarian options, while chatting about Verona’s authentic cuisine. Admire some of the city’s top sights as you eat your way through the historic center.

Tuscan and Pugliese olive oils get most of the international attention, but Lake Garda has its own protected designation—Garda DOP, classified in 1997 as one of Italy's first five PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) olive oils. The lake's eastern shore has been called the "Riviera degli Olivi" since 1968. This tour visits a working oil mill with a tasting of four extra virgin olive oils, including the Garda DOP, paired with local food.

Learn the secret to making great pasta during a private cooking class in Verona, taught by a “cesarina,” or home cook. Follow three regional recipes and discover tricks of the trade. Each participant is equipped with utensils and ingredients at a personal workstation during the 4-hour lesson. You’ll prepare authentic Italian pastas, then taste each delicious dish, accompanied by a selection of local wine—a unique cultural immersion.

We are proud members of FIVI (the Italian Federation of Independent Winegrowers) and we take care of our product from its very origin. We grow the vineyards, vinify our own grapes, bottle and sell the wine directly on the estate. We'll begin with an introduction to our world outdoors, with a view over the vineyards, before moving on to a guided tour of the cellar where we'll share our dedication to quality. Afterwards, we'll move to the tasting room for a journey through 5 wines in 5 glasses, designed to let you discover the different expressions of our most loved local designations: Custoza, Chiaretto and Bardolino. The wine will be paired with a board of local products, including our own extra virgin olive oil served on toasted bread. Throughout the experience, we'll share with you our passion for the land, the secrets of winemaking techniques, and the culture of this unique hill between Verona and Lake Garda.

Experience an authentic Verona cooking class in a local Italian home, where you'll learn traditional family recipes. Set in a charming rooftop atelier overlooking vineyards and olive groves, this hands-on Italian cooking class in Verona offers the choice of a fresh pasta making class or pizza making class. Master authentic techniques in a historic kitchen before enjoying your homemade meal with local wine and an aperitif. This authentic cooking class is perfect for travelers seeking a true local experience in Verona.

Discover a unique and cozy family owned winery in Bardolino area at Garda Lake. Tour the vineyards with the wine maker and tastes 4 fine wine paired with their extra virgin olive oil and local delicacies.

Dive into Verona like a local foodie. Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops, tasting as you go. Visit a selection of small local shops, learn about the typical products of the city while tasting them. A delicious way to discover Verona and its gastronomy! • Street food tasting tour • Explore your Cesarina's most trusted artisanal food shops • Sample some of Verona typical street food staples • Do some sightseeing in Verona as you walk from tasting to tasting • Small-group tour with a maximum of 12 people for an authentic food experience Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Take your appreciation of wine to a deeper level with a tour of this Mischi winery. Walk with the winery’s owner through the vineyards to learn about the philosophy of this agritourism business, before settling down for a wine tasting session that explores the characteristics of each wine. This shared activity is limited to 10 participants.

Get a taste for Italy—literally—by preparing and sampling some authentic Veneto dishes. On this immersive cooking class in Verona, you’ll be treated to a private demonstration, some insider secrets, and the chance to get hands-on by whipping up your own dishes at your cesarina’s (chef’s) home. Enjoy sampling the three dishes afterwards, washed down by local wines.

Italy is known for its wine, and with this small-group tour, you get an insider's look at wine production from grape to bottle—with a focus on Amarone wines. Travel through the Valpolicella region, stopping at two wineries for tastings. At your second winery, sit down for a lunch of local cuisine paired with more wine, followed by another guided tasting to learn more about viticulture.

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.

Treat yourself to an immersive wine tasting experience at Corte Badin, immersed in Valpolicella. With more than fifty years of dedication to vine growing, this family-run winery offers a unique approach to tasting its wines. You don't need to be an expert sommelier, but just the desire to have fun and be curious. You will taste the exceptional wines letting yourself be guided "with your eyes closed" between wines. Join us for an unforgettable journey through flavors and stories that celebrate the essence of Valpolicella.

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.

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.

Touch on the highlights of Lake Garda without the hassle of arranging transportation and logistics with this excursion from Verona. Travel in an air-conditioned minibus to Sirmione and hop on a boat to cruise around its peninsula and take in views of the castle from the water. Then enjoy a stroll through the medieval old town at your own pace before catching the ferry to Lazise to explore at your leisure.

This experience offers more than just a wine tasting—it’s a journey into the authentic soul of Soave. Located in the heart of the medieval village, the tour combines scenic vineyard walks, insider access to a working winery, and guided tastings led by passionate wine experts. You’ll taste elegant, small-batch white wines paired with a board of local cold cuts and cheeses, all while soaking in the charm of Veneto’s wine country. Optional premium tastings make it ideal for both casual wine lovers and true connoisseurs.

Every guest on our estate is special, which is why we want to convey to you how we make wines starting from the land, from the vineyard! Together we will walk in the vineyards enjoying the wonderful view from the rows, which are found all around the estate. An hour and a half chatting together, to better understand the work we do day after day, the direction that Tenuta La Cà has taken, focusing its efforts more on quality than quantity. Then we will enter the cellar, we will visit together the steel room where we process must and grapes by gravity. Finally we will reach the barrel cellar, where our best wines are refined to let time do its duty.

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.