Olive oil tours · VERONA OLIVE OIL TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend who likes good oil: 4 verona olive oil tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Meet at Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde in Marano di Valpolicella for a 2.5-hour private visit with Beatrice. Walk the olive grove, see the oil room and 17th-century cellar, then taste Italian oils, local cheese, salami, bread, chutney, and regional wine on a hilltop terrace.
“What a wonderful time! Had a great time meeting the family and also enjoyed meeting A wonderful group of people to enjoy that afternoon with! Wonderful Day!!”
Meet Filipo at family-run La Bottega di Verona for a one-hour tasting of three carefully selected extra virgin olive oils. Learn how oil is made, taste it with bread, cheese, and salami, and compare regional styles in English or Italian.
“Learned a lot about olive oil of the region, and how to eat it with which food. Wonderful host. Grazie mille !!!”
Meet at 10:30 am in Bardolino for a one-hour English tour of a family-run Lake Garda oil mill. Learn how extra virgin olive oil is made, watch a short video, then taste four oils with bread, salami, olives, and olive paté in the garden.
“Very very great hostess, explanations could not be better. Even for children (8years and 11 years) it was super understandable and not boring at all.Auto-translated”
Visit Frantoio Bonamini in Illasi with a live English or Italian guide. Walk through the Campo di Casa grove, see a modern Frantoio 4.0 mill and historic oil museum, then taste three extra virgin olive oils with local snacks. Rebecca has guided some sessions.
“The tour and tasting was great! One of the best we've ever had.”
Pick a mill, a table or a stretch of grove.
