Northern Italy, Properly
Valpolicella • Verona • Soave • Lake Garda
Most visitors pass through Northern Italy quickly. The version we experience is slower, deeper, and built around the idea that the best things here are almost always the things you don’t find on a main road.
Valpolicella Wine Region
Sitting in the hills north-west of Verona, Valpolicella is a landscape of terraced vineyards, ancient olive groves, and stone villages that have produced wine since Roman times. Home to the five classico towns (Sant’Ambrogio, Negrar, Marano, Fumane, San Pietro in Cariano) and legendary producers like Quintarelli and Serego Alighieri. It is also home to my restaurant, Groto de Corgnan.
Historic Verona
One of Europe’s most complete historic cities. Anchored by a 2,000-year-old Roman Arena, medieval streets, and a serious food scene. On our tours, we spend two nights here in a restored 5-star palazzo steps from the historic centre.
Medieval Soave
A beautifully preserved medieval walled town with a hilltop castle, surrounded by vineyards producing Italy’s most underrated whites. Home to world-class Soave Classico estates like Anselmi and artisan prosciutto curing facilities.
Lake Garda
Italy’s largest lake, best experienced when summer crowds are gone and light is soft. From gentle medieval harbor towns like Torri del Benaco (home to my lakeside restaurant Vista Lago) to dramatic alpine cliffs and limonaia citrus groves in Limone sul Garda.
Seamless, Unhurried Itineraries
Our tours move in one clean direction: from the hills of Valpolicella to Verona, a short loop to Soave, then north along the eastern shore of Lake Garda or onward to Piemonte and Tuscany. No backtracking, no long transfers, no days lost to logistics.
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