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Day 1
Start Pieve di Soligo
Our adventure begins in Pieve di Soligo, a small village in the heart of the Prosecco Hills, approximately 37mi (60km) north of Venice. Here, lush vineyards cover the slopes of every possible hill, and old churches, abbeys, villas and ancient castles dot the landscape. Prosecco has been produced here for centuries, but only more recently, thanks to the surge in its popularity worldwide, has the area captured a deserved spotlight. Nevertheless, relatively few tourists visit this wine region each year, making it an ideal location for a week of walking, wine tasting and cultural discovery. There are no activities planned today, as some flights arrive late. If you arrive in good time, it’s possible to do a quick orientation walk near our hotel.Want more time in Italy? Secure extra hotel nights through your sales representative.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Morning walk across the Soligo Hills; afternoon welcome drink
Say ciao to your tour leader and fellow travellers this morning, when we gather as a group to get to know each other and learn more about the adventures ahead.We take a short transfer to the Soligo Hills, one of the most charming parts of the Prosecco area. From the foothills, we cross woodlands until we reach a pretty hamlet with an ancient monastery, where we can enjoy panoramic views over the farmland and villages far below. Later, we have a delicious lunch at a renowned osteria (an informal, rustic restaurant).
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 3
Circular walk in the heartland of the Prosecco region; visit one of the best local producers for a wine tasting and to learn about the wine-making process
Today’s walk takes us to the heartland of the Prosecco Hills, namely Valdobbiadene, San Pietro di Barbozza and Santo Stefano. Most of the local winemakers are based right here, among the steep terraced hills, which are arguably the prettiest in the Veneto region. Our walk follows a mix of human-made tracks and paths twisting through the vineyards and offers spectacular views of the fertile landscape and hillside hamlets. During the walk, we can visit the Pietrovecchio winery, one of the top local Prosecco producers. After a general introduction to the winery and its history, we can sample different varieties of sparkling wines on a guided tasting. We return to the hotel in the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 4
Guided sightseeing tour of hidden Venice; learn the secrets of gondola manufacturing and drink a local Spritz
We transfer to Conegliano station and catch a train to Venice for a morning tour of the floating city. Rather than jostle through the crowded attractions, we harness our expert guide’s local knowledge and explore the neighbourhoods less visited by tourists, where the true soul of Venice is found.
Here we meet up-and-coming artisans keeping traditional crafts alive, stopping at the workshop of a master carpenter-artist who makes gondola oars using traditional methods and wood from the Dolomites.
We then have a short ferry ride across the grand canal to end the experience with a toast: a spritz, the classic Venetian drink, and cicchetti, typical local snacks.
In the afternoon, you have free time to explore the city some more and we return to the hotel in the evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5
History walk of Monte San Giorgio; relax in hilltop Asolo and admire the Unesco-listed Villa Barbaro
After a short transfer, we reach the start point of today’s walk, Maser, a village on the Prosecco Road. We stop to admire the architecture of the UNESCO-listed Villa Barbaro, a masterpiece of Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-80). It is situated in the middle of a flourishing privately owned estate; we have time for an optional visit if you’d like to see inside.
Our walk begins with a climb to Monte San Giorgio; the route then veers west, following one of the original frontlines used during the First World War. The conflict affected most of this area (and many other towns around the Prosecco Hills) and we see evidence and memorials to epic deeds during our walk. Our end point is the hilltop town of Asolo, known as the Pearl of the Treviso province for its beautiful setting and historic centre. On a clear day, we might be able to see the Belluno Dolomites and the Venetian Lagoon, the Adriatic bay in which Venice is situated.
Enjoy free time before returning to Pieve di Soligo for a wine-tasting at a local enoteca (wine bar).
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch
Day 6
Free day; take an optional trip to Treviso, Padua or Conegliano
We have a free day, allowing you to choose your own adventure. One option is to visit the lovely town of Conegliano, the other major centre of prosecco production and wine studies. Alternatively, take a daytrip to the pretty provincial capital of Treviso, restored after Second World War bombing and considered the birthplace of tiramisu. The town centre, encircled by a wall and waterways, is a maze of streets lined with arcaded walkways. Your final option is Pauda, only a short train ride away, where you can visit the Cappella degli Scrovegni, a simple chapel housing an astounding series of frescoes by Renaissance master Giotto (visits must be prebooked at least a day in advance, so please speak to your tour leader as soon as possible if you would like to take this option).
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7
Panoramic walk through the alpine landscape of Monte Cesen: enjoy a 360-degree view of the Venetian Prealps
Our final walk takes us above the Prosecco Hills to Mount Cesen, a rounded, grassy mountain, and the highest in the Venetian Prealps. Rising just above the Piave River, at an altitude of 4,593ft (1,400m), it offers a stunning panorama, plus popular walking trails that cross mountain pastures and meadows, and a landscape that differs completely to the one we explored earlier in the week. On a clear day, views can stretch as far as the eastern Alps, Dolomites and Venice. In the evening, we tuck into a farewell dinner in one of the best local restaurants.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 8
End Pieve di Soligo
You’ve walked through one of the most picturesque wine regions in Italy. Now, however, it’s time for a final breakfast, before beginning your journey home. If you’d like to explore a little more, speak to your sales representative and arrange a longer stay in the hotel, which may feel a little like home by now.
Meals: Breakfast
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Food
The trip includes all breakfasts, four lunches, two dinners and two wine tastings.
The food in the Prosecco region has strong links to ancient traditions and uses mainly seasonal products grown in the area. It is typical country cooking and makes great use of garden vegetables, herbs, wild berries, wild mushrooms, asparagus, game and cheeses.
Breakfast consists of a good selection of cereals, fruit, homemade cakes, cheese and cold meats, along with tea and coffee. Breakfast is usually available between 7am and 10am.
Packed lunches are normally provided for the walks, and usually consist of a sandwich with a snack.
During the week, there will be opportunities to try some of the best local restaurants, which offer authentic cuisine and delicious homemade dishes such as spiedo (spit-roasted meat), wild mushroom risotto, gnocchi, cured meats and cheeses, all washed down with quality prosecco.
Pieve di Soligo Enoteca Tasting
Sample regional wines at a curated enoteca tasting in Pieve di Soligo. Guided pours spotlight Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore expressions—from brisk brut to aromatic extra dry—alongside seasonal nibbles that echo local tradition.
Learn how exposure, altitude and ancient marls shape the terroir of the Piave foothills, and pick up practical tips for reading Italian labels. It’s a relaxed, flavour-forward window into the growers and methods that define the Prosecco Road.
Hidden Venice Walking Tour, Gondola Oar Workshop & Spritz
Explore lesser-visited sestieri with a local guide to uncover quiet campi, artisan courtyards and canals that show Venice beyond the crowds. Step inside a traditional workshop to meet a Venetian remèr crafting the sculptural forcola and oars that power the city’s gondolas.
Cross the Grand Canal by vaporetto and conclude like a local: raise a spritz and cicchetti. This immersive wander spotlights living traditions and neighbourhood rhythms that keep the city’s soul intact.
Soligo Hills Woodland & Monastery Walk with Osteria Lunch
Explore the Soligo Hills on a guided walk that threads through chestnut woods to a quiet hamlet crowned by an ancient monastery. Enjoy panoramic views over quilted vineyards and farmsteads that reveal the scale and rhythm of rural Veneto.
Pause at a noted local eatery for lunch at a renowned osteria, where seasonal Veneto dishes pair naturally with the area’s sparkling wines. The route blends gentle gradients with big scenery, introducing the textures and tastes that define the Prosecco landscape.
Prosecco Heartland Vineyards Walk & Pietrovecchio Winery Tasting
Walk among the UNESCO-listed Prosecco Hills around Valdobbiadene, San Pietro di Barbozza and Santo Stefano, where steep terraces fold into a mosaic of vines and stone hamlets. Farm tracks and vineyard paths keep the pace unhurried while the scenery constantly opens.
At Pietrovecchio, step behind the scenes for a cellar tour and a guided tasting of Prosecco Superiore DOCG. Learn how the Glera grape becomes lively bubbles via the Charmat–Martinotti method, and parse the differences between brut, extra dry and dry styles with expert commentary.
Monte San Giorgio WWI History Walk & Asolo Hilltown
Hike from Maser into the foothills, tracing paths that follow First World War frontlines across Monte San Giorgio. The route blends oak woods, vineyard edges and open ridges, punctuated by memorials and viewpoints that connect landscape with memory.
Pause to admire Villa Barbaro by Andrea Palladio (UNESCO) set amid a working estate, before continuing to Asolo, the “Pearl of Treviso”. Cobbled lanes, loggias and hilltop vistas frame a graceful close to a day rich in history and scenery.
Monte Cesen Panoramic Alpine Walk
Stride across mountain pastures on Monte Cesen, the highest shoulder of the Venetian Prealps. Open ridgelines deliver 360-degree views from the Piave valley to far-off peaks, with skylarks, grazing cattle and the sweep of alpine meadows for company.
On clear days, the panorama stretches from the Dolomites to the Adriatic. This is a contrast to the vineyard hills—bigger horizons, cooler breezes, and a sense of space that reframes the week’s landscapes in one vast look.
Farewell Dinner in a Prosecco Hills Osteria
Gather for a convivial farewell dinner at one of the area’s respected kitchens, where regional cooking leads with simplicity and seasonality. Expect Trevigiano flavours—spiedo meats, wild mushroom risotto, gnocchi, aged cheeses—paired with local pours.
The focus is on seasonal Trevigiano dishes and quality Prosecco served where it’s made. It’s a warm, flavour-led celebration of the artisans and landscapes you’ve been walking through all week.
Villa Barbaro Interior Visit (Maser)
Step inside Villa Barbaro (UNESCO), Andrea Palladio’s 16th-century masterpiece set among vineyards near Maser. Rooms glow with frescoes by Paolo Veronese, where mythology and everyday life mingle across luminous walls and trompe-l’œil architectural details.
See Palladio’s humanist ideals expressed in proportion, light and rural harmony, then stroll the grounds to appreciate villa and landscape as a single composition. This optional visit is at additional cost and bookable on tour, typically coordinated during the Maser–Asolo day.
Padua’s Scrovegni Chapel: Giotto Frescoes Timed Entry
Secure a timed slot for the Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua to stand before Giotto’s fresco cycle (1303–05)—a cornerstone of Western art. Blues blaze, halos glow and human emotion reads clearly across scenes that bridged medieval to Renaissance vision.
Access is via timed, climate-controlled entry to protect the paintings, with a short pre-entry acclimatization. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; advance notice is required due to limited availability.
Welcome Drink & Tour Briefing in Pieve di Soligo
Meet your group and meet your Tour Director in the riverside heart of Pieve di Soligo. Raise a glass of local fizz to toast with Prosecco as you hear how the week’s walks and cultural visits unfold among vine-laced hills and story-filled towns.
Set in the riverside village of Pieve di Soligo, this relaxed gathering is all about Veneto hospitality—names learned, questions answered, and a taste of the region’s character in the very place that gives the wine its identity.