Day 1

Afternoon arrival at Villa Serego Alighieri near Verona

Welcome reception and dinner served after check-in

Day 2

9:30 am

Cooking lesson with Chef Rinaldo Baraldi in estate kitchen

12:00 pm

Lunch as prepared in cooking lesson

3:00 pm

Bocce ball introduction

5:00 pm

Cooking lesson and dinner as prepared in class, featuring wines of the estate

Day 3

8:30 am

Bus departs for Trento, in the Dolomite Mtns.

9:30 am

Guided tour of historic castle and city

1:00 pm

Visit Endrizzi Wine Cellars for tasting, tour and lunch

3:00 pm

Return to estate

7:00 pm

Light dinner and wine tasting at Monte Faustino

Day 4

8:30 am

Bus departs for Verona, shopping

2:00 pm

Guided walking tour of Verona

5:00 pm

Bus departs Verona for Ferron Rice Farm and hands-on lesson in risotto

7:45 pm

Dinner at Ferron Rice Farm kitchen

Day 5

8:30 am

Travel to Modena; tour Malpighi balsamic producer and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese producer

12:30 pm

Lunch at Malpighi’s family restaurant

3:00 pm

Return to estate

4:00 pm

Cooking lesson with Chef Gianluca Pardini

7:00 pm

Wine tasting, dinner

Day 6

9:30 am

Cooking lesson with Gianluca

12:45 pm

Lunch at the estate, bocce ball tournament with prizes (weather permitting)

2:30 pm

Afternoon at leisure

4:30 pm

Optional tour of Lazise (old Roman town on Lake Garda)  Dinner on your own

9:30 pm

Return to estate from Lazise

Day 7

8:30 am

Market day at Sant Ambrogio

11:00 pm

Depart for Borghetto

12:15 pm

Lunch at La Borsa

3:00 pm

Guided tour of Palazzo Te and the city of Mantova

5:00 pm

Bocce ball tournament with prizes

8:00 pm

Farewell dinner at Serego Alighieri

Day 8

Breakfast followed by departure

Arrivaderci!