Lake Garda day trip from Verona: wine tasting & Roman ruins

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Duration7h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · IT

PickupAt your hotel

Underground winery in a medieval village, three wines paired with local cheeses and cold cuts

A private day trip from Verona to Lake Garda with a local guide covers the Roman excavations at Desenzano, an 18th-century lakeside residence, Castello Belvedere, and a wine tasting in an underground winery in the medieval village of Pratello. The tour runs seven hours with all tickets, tastings and transport included; pickup and drop-off from your Verona accommodation are part of the booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Lake Garda and Surroundings

Travel from Verona to Lake Garda
Visit Desenzano excavations
Explore 18th century historical residence
Tour underground winery in Pratello
Enjoy wine tasting with cold cuts and cheeses
Visit quiet town with lake and mountain views
See castle apartment hotel with lake views
Learn about Azienda Agricola Pratello winery

The Experience

The day starts with pickup from your hotel in Verona and a drive through the Veneto countryside toward Lake Garda. Your guide handles the route and timing, so you can watch the landscape shift from city outskirts to the rolling hills and vineyards that frame the lake. The first stop is the Roman excavations at Desenzano del Garda, where you see the remains of late antique villas—the archaeological evidence of how wealthy Romans lived in Northern Italy nearly two thousand years ago. Entry is included, and the guide walks you through what the ruins tell about the period.

From there, you visit an 18th-century historical residence with views over Lake Garda itself, then head to the heart of the medieval village of Pratello to an underground winery. This is where the tasting happens: three wines paired with cold cuts and cheeses, all sourced locally. The winery sits in the Valtenesi and Lugana wine region, nestled between the hills that shape the landscape you've been driving through. The guide shares the stories behind the wines and the land.

The final stretch takes you to a quiet town fronted by Lake Garda for more views, and to Castello Belvedere—a castle from the 1700s with its own vantage point over the water. All tickets are included. The car is air-conditioned, and the whole day is carbon-neutral; the operator offsets emissions for every tour. You're back in Verona by early evening.

What’s included

Pickup and drop-off from your Verona accommodation.
private guide in English or Italian.
entry to the Roman excavations at Desenzano.
access to the 18th-century lakeside residence.
Castello Belvedere entry.
three-wine tasting with cold cuts and cheeses at the underground winery in Pratello.
air-conditioned transport throughout the day.
carbon-neutral tour with emissions offset.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Withlocals

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English fluently, so you follow the commentary and stories without translation or language strain—ideal if you want cultural context and local insight without the effort of interpreting Italian. The fixed seven-hour schedule and included transport mean you don't arrange pickups, tickets or timing; the day holds together without you building it.