From Venice: Euganean Hills Olive Oil & Wine Tasting Small-Group Tour

Olive Oil and Wine in the Euganean Hills
Near Venice

Take the train from Venice station to Terme Euganee-Abano-Montegrotto station, where your tour leader meets you and drives you around the Euganean Hills in the travel agency minivan. On this small-group tour of about 5 hours, you visit an olive oil mill and a winery in turn.

Visit an olive oil mill in Arquà Petrarca

Ride the minivan for about 30 minutes from the station to Arquà Petrarca, where you spend around 75 minutes. The young owners show you how olive oil is produced and you taste extra virgin olive oil (EVO). The stop also includes a guided tour, a walk and food tasting.

Walk between olive trees and vineyards

Continue for about 15 minutes to a winery in the Parco Regionale dei Colli Euganei area. Walk through the wine cellar and vineyards while the winemaker explains how the wine is made. Thanks to the distinctive volcanic soil and mild climate, many grape varieties grow in the Euganean Hills, including Serprino, known as the “volcanic” version of Prosecco, whites such as Pinot Bianco, Garganega, Chardonnay and Manzoni Bianco, and reds such as Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

Taste 5 wines with local cheese and head back

Taste 5 wines, from white to red, with local cheese. The winemaker guides you on how to enjoy the flavors of each wine. Afterwards, ride the minivan for about 30 minutes back to the station where you started and catch the train to Venice.

※ The itinerary and timings may vary depending on local operating conditions.
※ You travel by train on your own from Venice station to the meeting-point station. Train tickets are provided the day before the tour.