For our family and friends coming from out of town, we want you to enjoy the beautiful surroundings while you’re here.
Here are some suggestions.
Cultural activities
Cities and villages
Verona
Vicenza
Padova
Venice
Arquà Petrarca
Montagnana
Palladian Villas
Villa La Rotonda (La Capra)
Villa Pisani
Villa Valmarana ai Nani (affreschi di Giambattista e Giandomenico Tiepolo)
Villa Godi Malinverni
Villa Trissino
Villa Pojana
Villa Saraceno
Villa Barbaro
villa Emo
Villa Contarini Camerini
We recommend visiting the following website: richardboscharchitect.com , an English resource for exploring Venetian villas by bike, based on the work of Paolo Bonavoglia.
Food & wine activities
Oil tasting
Cantina del Rebéne : sometimes wineries would also produce oil, as in this small farm in the area
Food must-try
Book in advance some typical trattorie in the area, to taste tradtional food such as:
Bigoli co’ l’arna
Baccalà alla Vicentina
Risotto all’Amarone
Risi e bisi
Morlacco / formaggi locali
Risotto con tastasal (Verona)
“Less o pearà” (Verona)
“Polenta col musso”
Wine tasting
The area is scattered with so many wineries…below some examples:
Villa della Torre : you can also visit the villa too, designed by the great Giulio Romano, Michele Sanmicheli and Giovan Battista Scultori.
La Pria winery: just an example of a nice winery just next to the venue. They also have some rooms, and organize tastings as well as riding activities.
Cantina Pegoraro: another winery example in the area. A 12th-century convent that over the years became a home and a wine cellar.
Sport activities
Relax by the water
You could take a short trip to Lake Garda for swimming, sailing, or a leisurely boat ride.
Hiking and biking
We suggest using the app Komoot
to find suitable routes for you
in the Colli Berici
You can sometime rent bikes at the hotels