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Italy - Valpolicella

Verona  Famous for the Summer Opera Festival [***,$$$].  Seeing opera staged in a Roman coliseum, still standing after 2000+ years is an incredible experience.  It's also amazing how well suited an open air coliseum is to the acoustic requirements of the opera.

 

A Meal with A Grappa and Valpolicella Tasting Experience If by chance you happen to be in the neighborhood of Verona (Summer Opera Festival) or Lago Garda we recommend a mid-day detour (plan 5 hours driving & dining) to Antica Osteria della Valpolicella [**, $$] in the hill town of S. Rocco.  It's a bit out of the way to almost anywhere you a likely to go but worth it.  Definitely go for the traditional mid-day meal.  Dining on the ground floor, mostly indoor but there are a few outdoor tables with a view of the main road, town square, and church tower. The food is superb.  Beautiful aperitifs and wines are offered to complement the meal.  But what is even more remarkable is the subterranean cave and tasting room for aficionados of Grappa and Valpolicella wines.  Ask to be shown the celler down stairs.  The proprietor is a collector of and authority on all the local brands, cheap to very expensive.