Wine Tours and gastronomy in Friuli Venezia Giulia

DAY 1: GORIZIA – GRADISCA D’ISONZO

Depart from Ronchi Airport. With our coach and guide to Gorizia.
We will visit the city and pleasant stay and taste traditional cakes like Gubana and Mandorlato di Marzapane. After we will proceed to Gradisca d’Isonzo where we will visit a local winery followed by the 1° guided tasting of some native Friulian wines.
Evening meal in typical restaurant featuring local products.
At the end, transfer to our hotel. Overnight stay.

DAY 2: UDINE – SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI – CIVIDALE DEL FRIULI

After breakfast departure to Udine, we will visit the city and the House Wine (in Italian: Casa del Vino), showcases the finest of Friuli Venezia Giulia’s wines. Udine, capital of Friuli, is an elegant city with interesting museums and a well conserved historic centre.
After the city tour we will proceed to San Daniele del Friuli, a town with a rich heritage of art, culture and craft traditions, famous for its air – cured ham (in Italian: Prosciutto Crudo).
City tour and free lunch. Continue to visit a guided tour of one of the many ham factories and taste the delicious Prosciutto Crudo DOP. Afterwards your coach will take to Cividale del Friuli, the Forum Iulii founded by Giulio Cesare around 50 B.C.
Visit a local winery followed by the 2° guided tasting of sweet wines from Friuli.
Afterwards visit a local pastry makers, (specialized in manufacturing Gubana and other bakery products typical of the region: strudel, strucchi and focacce).
At the end, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 3: CORMONS

After breakfast departure to Cormons, characteristic little town at the foot of Monte Quarin in Friuli Venezia Giulia and renowned for its wines and fruit.
Visit a local winery, around which is planted the Vineyard of the world, with over four hundred varieties of vine from the five continents. The fruit is harvested together to produce the Wine of Peace, which is sent every year to heads of Nations taste all over the world as an invitation to peace and brotherhood.
At the and of the visit we will proceed to Ronchi Airport. Lunch in the airport restaurant. Flight departure.

The Tour includes:
- Transportation by Deluxe Motorcoach
- Accommodation in hotels of category requested
- The half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Guided tour as per programme
The Tour does not include:
- All sorts of extras and anything not mentioned above