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Cultural trails and food and wine itineraries
in some of the most beautiful towns and popular resorts in
Italy: learning new things turns into a stimulating and rewarding
experience.
Verona lies at the foot of the Adige valley, which
has always been a privileged and enviable position for communications
with Northern Europe. From the surrounding mountains came
its first inhabitants, while the plain has been providing
the city with means of support for a long time. However, the
very heart of the region is Lake Garda, well-sheltered and
with a temperate climate.
Thus in a radius of just 20 kilometres, the environment
and the scenery can change significantly and so do the fruits
of the earth and of man's labour.
 Going
West is Lake Garda, the largest of Italian lakes
particularly rich in fish diversity in its deep and tricky
waters. To the South West the hills gently descend towards
the plain and there the typical products of the lake area
merge with those of the lowlands, and in the bed of ancient
glaciers the grapes for the Custoza wine are grown.
 Heading
South just before Mantua, whose
culinary traditions have much in common with Verona's, one
of the finest rice varieties in the world is produced.
The Vialone nano rice can be used in many different recipes:
it can be cooked with pumpkin and used as a filling for the
Tortelli (a kind of stuffed ravioli); or it can be combined
with pork for the famous Riso all’Isolana (Risotto Isolana
Style), or come with freshwater fish or meat in the traditional
Riso alla Pilota (Miller's Risotto)..
 Up
North, the mountains offer their dairy products,
game products and their typical simple cuisine. Just to the
East, towards the province of Vicenza, is the wine district
producing wines like Soave and Lessini Durello.
 The
Valpolicella is one of the most best known
wine districts and it produces the much-appreciated Amarone
and Recioto, and the equally highly prized Soave,
Bardolino and Custoza wines.
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