Where to Go: the 5 Best Verona Olive Oil Tours

1.Discover DOP Olive Oil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

At Tenuta Santa Maria Valverde near Verona, Beatrice guides you through an olive orchard, a 17th-century cellar, and the estate’s oil-making rooms. You compare Italian olive oils by sight, smell, and taste, then share cheese, salami, bread, chutney, and regional wine on a terrace overlooking Valpolicella. The visit lasts about 2.5 hours and is designed for your party.

“What a wonderful time! Had a great time meeting the family and also enjoyed meeting A wonderful group of people to enjoy that afternoon with! Wonderful Day!!”

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2.Verona centro: Olive Oil Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 37 reviews · 1 hour · from $53

Meet Filippo at La Bottega di Verona for a one-hour tasting of three selected extra virgin olive oils. He explains production, regional differences, and proper tasting technique, then pairs the oils with bread, cheese, salami, and other local foods. English and Italian guidance is available, with Russian listed as an additional guide language.

“Felipo is incredible. Super knowledgeable friendly, patient and incredibly professional. Couldn’t recommend this more! Make sure you book this experience.”

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3.Lake Garda Olive Oil Tour and Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $34Cheapest here

Meet at Via Molini 7 in Bardolino for a one-hour English tour of a family-run olive mill. Learn how Lake Garda extra virgin olive oil is made, watch a production video, then taste four oils with bread, salami, bruschette, olives, and olive pâté in the outdoor garden.

“Great experience about the product olive, guided tour and tasting lovingly arranged - reason to recommendAuto-translated”

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4.Olive Mill Tour and Tasting in the Verona Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $34

Spend 90 minutes at Frantoio Bonamini in Illasi, about 30 minutes from Verona, with a live English or Italian guide. Walk through an experimental olive grove, see traditional and modern milling, visit the family museum, and taste three extra virgin oils with local snacks. Guide Rebecca has earned warm praise for her clear, friendly approach.

“The tour and tasting was great! One of the best we've ever had.”

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5.Valpolicella Wine and Olive Oil Tasting with Lunch from Verona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $689

Spend six hours with guide Valentina in Valpolicella and the Lessini Mountains. You’ll visit an olive oil tasting, a cheese and cured-meat shop, a natural bridge, and a local winery for a tour and wine tasting, with lunch included. Hotel pickup is available throughout the Verona area.

“This was the best overall wine tour we’ve ever been on. Valentina’s local knowledge of the area made for a truly memorable day. Includes stops at Olive Oil tasting, cheese/meat/wine shop, natural bridge, and ends at a fabulous local winery for tour a tasting. Valentina will also make arrangements and stops at winery’s of your choosing if you coordinate a few days out. Would do again!”

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