Carmela's Cucina Piedmont to Venice
The following is a general intinerary of the tour:
2012 Dates to be determined
Sunday
• Meet in Torino or Milano
• Drive to the splendid Beni di Batasiolo wine estate
in Alba-La Morra
• Check into rooms
• Tour cantina with the hospitable owner family
member Tiziana Frizone
• Benvenuti Dinner at 8:30 with a selection of Basiolo wines.
Monday - Truffles and Wine
• Breakfast
• Ms. Frizone, weather permitting, offered to take us on a hike
into the adjacent to woods to hunt for TRUFFLES.
• Lunch in the town of La Morra and then wine tasting at the Enotecca Comunale di La Morra, a wine consortium cellar featuring the best
wines of the region. Then we will visit another wine estate, with a sculpture park among the vineyards called Azienda Chiarlo.
• Dinner in La Morra
Tuesday
• Breakfast
• Drive through the vineyard countryside to the town of Cremona.
• Lunch in the moist charming town of the greatest violin
maker, Strataveri.
• Tour the small and sweet Stratavarius museum.
• Drive to Riva di Garda, on the beautiful Lake Guarda, hugged
by Alpine mountains
• Check into the Hotel Riva
• Dinner in Riva
Wednesday - Verona
• Breakfast
• Tour the lovely house of Juliet Capelletti, of the famous
"Romeo and Juliet"
• Visit the Roman Amphitheatre
• Food and wine tasting lunch at Enoteca Secreta (Secret Cellar)
• Shopping with a "personal power shopper guide." There are so many incredible shops in this town that we need someone who know the ins and outs, from fashion to gourmet food and wine. We will try to see it all.
• Dinner at Ristorante 12 Apostoli (Apostles): Famous for its fine dining and wine selection, frescoed ceilings and a wine cellar that was built for the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
Thursday - Bolzano and Proseco
• Breakfast
• Check out of the Riva
• Depart Riva for Bolzano
• Tour the museum of the most fascinating "5,000 year old man."
• Walking tour through the once Austrian town of Bolzano
• Lunch in Bolzano
• Depart for Trento and the cantinas of Valdobbiadenne, famous
for the best Prosecco in Italy.
• Dinner in Trento
• Check into a B & B in Trento
Friday - Venice and Murano
• Breakfast
• Depart for Venice
• Check into Hotel
• Private water taxi to the famous Mazzuccato glass factory.
The charming family member and owner, Cristiano Mazzuccato
will take us to the island of Burano for lunch at the restaurant of
"those in the know" Sant'Erasmo.
• Cristiano will take us to the island of Murano and his beautiful
glass factory, for a private demonstration of how they create their
world-renowned chandeliers. Of course, they have them for sale
in their showroom.
• Cocktail hour: Apertif and dancing to the outdoor orchestra
on St. Mark's Square.
• Dinner near St. Mark's.
Saturday
• Breakfast
• Tour of St. Mark's Cathedral
• Lunch
• Tour of the Peggy Guggenheim Villa Art Museum or tour
the Doges's Palace
• Shopping
• Buon viaggio Dinner and the finale: Venice by night Gondola ride
Sunday
• Breakfast
• Check-out
• Water taxi and taxi service to the Venice airport