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Amarone Verona
Plan a visit to the Amarone country north of Verona with an independent guide built from official and published sources: wineries and tastings, villages, the wines, tours and how to get there.
Wineries and Tastings
4 guides- Nature parkParco delle Cascate di Molina: Tickets, Season and Getting ThereParco delle Cascate di Molina: 8.00 EUR adult ticket, three loop trails of 1.2 to 3.6 km, weekend opening to 22 November 2026, closed until March 2027.
- Romanesque churchPieve di San Giorgio di ValpolicellaPieve di San Giorgio di Valpolicella: open daily via the cloister, 8.00 to 17.00 in winter, with a Lombard ciborium, a 12th-century cloister and a museum.
- Natural monumentPonte di Veja: The Natural Stone Bridge above the ValpolicellaPonte di Veja: a natural arch about 40 m long and 20 m wide in Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo, free and open at all hours, with parking five minutes away and ATV bus 104.
- Villas and gardensVilla Della Torre and the Historic Villas of ValpolicellaValpolicella villas you can visit: Villa Della Torre tours at 20.00 EUR, Serego Alighieri, Mosconi Bertani, Pojega and Santa Sofia, with how to book each.
Villages
2 guides- Wine areaThe Valpolicella Classico Villages: San Pietro in Cariano, Negrar, Fumane, Marano and Sant'AmbrogioThe five Valpolicella Classico villages: what to see in San Pietro in Cariano, Negrar, Fumane, Marano and Sant'Ambrogio, with opening times and buses.
- Where to stayWhere to Stay for Valpolicella: Verona or the Wine Villages?Verona or the Valpolicella villages as a base: train and bus times, Sunday service, last buses back, taxis and bike delivery, from official timetables.
Tours and Experiences
10 guides- Wine explainedAmarone, Ripasso, Recioto and Valpolicella: The DifferencesAmarone, Ripasso, Recioto and Valpolicella compared from their official rules: same grapes, different methods, alcohol, sweetness, ageing and release dates.
- Wine tourValpolicella Wine Tours from Verona: How Tastings Work and How to BookHow Valpolicella winery visits work from Verona: guided tours or direct bookings, weekend open cellars, the wine road packages and when to see Amarone drying.
- Wine explainedWhat Is Amarone? Grapes, Drying and the Rules Behind the WineAmarone explained from its official rules: Corvina and Rondinella dried in lofts, 14% minimum alcohol, no pressing before 1 December, two years of ageing.
- Wine explainedAmarone Vintages 1991 to 2022: What the Consorzio's Vintage Reports SayAmarone vintages 1991 to 2022 from the Consorzio's official reports: weather, harvest dates and how each year went, with 1999 and post-2022 missing.
- Wine explainedCorvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and the Other Amarone GrapesThe grapes of Amarone from the official rules: Corvina and Corvinone 45% to 95%, Rondinella 5% to 30%, up to 25% others such as Molinara and Oseleta.
- Cycling and walkingCycling and Walking in Valpolicella: Routes from the Wine Road and the ComuniValpolicella cycle routes from the comuni's network (17 itineraries, over 200 km) and the wine road, with distances, climbs, village walks and bike hire.
Plan Your Visit
2 guides- TransportGetting to Valpolicella from Verona: Train, ATV Buses and TaxiVerona to Valpolicella: 15-minute train to Domegliara for 3.10 EUR, ATV bus 103 to San Pietro in Cariano, Sunday buses, day passes and the taxi tariff.
- TransportValpolicella from Lake Garda: Trains, Buses and DistancesLake Garda to Valpolicella by train from Peschiera to Domegliara (5.85 EUR, change at Verona), ATV bus 164 from Garda and Bardolino, line 173 and bus 103 times.