
Day trip · 3 days
Private 3-Day Valpolicella Wine Experience from Florence
Spend a 3 full day visiting the boutique wineries and tasting their wines. Get the best of Valpolicella wine and cuisine!
Valpolicella (Amarone valley) is a food day trips in Verona.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Allegrini, Masi, Tommasi, Bertani and Quintarelli all take bookings; Amarone Tours and Pagus Wine Tours run full-day three-cellar day trips with lunch.

Day trip · 3 days
Spend a 3 full day visiting the boutique wineries and tasting their wines. Get the best of Valpolicella wine and cuisine!

Day trip · 8 hours
Explore the vineyards of the Valpolicella Valley between Lake Garda and Verona, and taste superb Amarone and Recioto wines with an expert sommelier. Enjoy a scenic dri...

Day trip · 7 hours
Visit Verona and the Valpolicella wine region on a full-day tour. Enjoy a guided walking tour of Verona, taste Amarone and Valpolicella wines at a family-run winery, a...
Soave is the white-wine counterpoint to Valpolicella, 22 km east of Verona. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
TipPieropan, Inama, Suavia and Coffele are the reference cellars; the Soave Castle is the lunch destination after a morning visit.
Lake Garda is the food-day-trip destination 30 to 40 km west of Verona, with Bardolino (light red Corvina-based wine). A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
TipBardolino is the closest shore stop; Sirmione (40 km west) has the historic peninsula and the lake-fish lunch tradition.
Famiglia Rana in Vallese di Oppeano is the two-Michelin-star Verona-province destination, 22 km south of the city and worth booking six to eight weeks out.
TipTwo stars confirmed November 2025; book 6 to 8 weeks out and budget €250+ per head for the tasting.
Isola della Scala south of Verona is the Vialone Nano rice belt, IGP-protected since 1996 and the source of the rice for canonical risotto all'Amarone.
TipThe Fiera del Riso runs every September with rice-themed tastings; outside the festival, the local riserie sell rice direct.
The Lessinia uplands north of Verona are the truffle-and-cheese day-trip. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
TipBosco Chiesanuova and Erbezzo are the upland-trattoria base; truffle season runs October through December for the peak shaved-on-eggs lunches.
Modena 100 km south of Verona is the day-trip for traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena DOP, with Acetum and Giusti both running morning tours by booking.
TipAcetum and Giusti both run morning tours by reservation; combine with lunch at Osteria Francescana if Massimo Bottura's three-star kitchen has a slot.