Cheese and wine tasting, dairy farm, liqueurs and spirits, Euganean Hills
50 minutes driving distance from Venice, in a flat land very close to the Euganean Hills, you will visit a dairy farm that from generations lives and works with nature. It evolves and develops with modern production technologies attentive to environmental sustainability. The cultivation with careful and respectful management of their land provides the best products and known provenance of animal feed which have always been bred with dedication and passion. For years this family farm produces the milk that is treated in a modern and functional dairy. Their goal is to emphasize the goodness and wholesomeness of dairy products of the past. In this atmosphere, you will have time to taste their products.
You will continue your journey to reach a liqueurs and spirits shop. This is one of the oldest European firms producing liqueurs and spirits. By the way, a liqueur of this important distillery was one of the ingredients that Ernest Hemingway has used to create the Daiquiri cocktail. Even today you can find the birthplace of this cocktail at the El Floridita bar of Havana, Cuba.
Lunch is suggested in a picturesque little medieval village over the hills, in a trattoria that proposes cold cut and cheese of the Venetian tradition. As well as bruschetta and special dishes linked to seasonality with an interesting local wine list. You will have some free time to stroll around after lunch.
In the afternoon, you will leave the beautiful site of Arquà Petrarca to reach a monumental garden located in an area steeped in nature and history. In the south Euganean Hills, this is one of the most beautiful, as well as one of the most intricate and unspoiled among the Venetian baroque gardens. The design is simple but deceptive, just around the main axis where we find a series of pools, fountains, and cascades that are unique in the region. A play that carries the eye in a prospettiva d’acqua, which rises up towards the wooded green Euganean Hills. At the ticket office, you’ll receive a brochure with historical information and a map of the Garden that you can follow.
And as the last experience, you will rest in a vineyard with local wines tasting enjoying the landscape.
During this wine and food excursion, not far from Venice, you will spend a day in the Euganean Hills area. You will visit a dairy farm, a vineyard, and a shop of one of the oldest European firms producing liqueurs and spirits. As a cultural site, you will also visit an important garden. Your lunch is proposed in a picturesque little medieval village
You will meet your professional driver at the main car terminal in Venice known as Piazzale Roma (Rome square). The meeting place is at the NCC (chauffeur service) parking area.
Same as the pick-up place.
- Wine and food tasting fees
- Garden entrance fee
- Fuel surcharge
- Driver/guide for general information
- Private tour
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Your professional driver is not a licensed tour guide. Due to strict Italian laws and regulations in order to protect officially licensed guides, drivers can comment and explain attractions only from inside the vehicle. Drivers are not allowed to elaborate on the attractions when they are outside of the vehicle.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The minimum drinking age is 18 years
- The dress code is smart casual
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- The cancellation from 10 days to 72 hours from the beginning of the day tour booked imply 50% of penalty of the whole cost of the service booked;
- The cancellation of the tour booked involves a 100% penalty if communicated within 72 hours from the beginning of the service.