The Prosecco Hills & Venice Gastronomad Experience

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about The Prosecco Hills & Venice Gastronomad Experience

The Prosecco Hills is the magnificent paradise from which prosecco is lovingly coaxed into existence. The region, just north of Venice, Italy, remains undiscovered by tourists.

The Prosecco Hills & Venice Gastronomad Experience is all about exquisite wine, delicious food, incredible traditions, genuine hospitality, astonishing scenery, authentic ancient farmhouses, and storied history. These are just a few reasons why the Prosecco wine country is one of the most incredible places on Earth.

We’ll stay in a beautiful location overlooking glorious rolling hills covered with vineyards as far as the eye can see. We’ll visit beautiful wineries and meet with visionary winemakers to learn about Prosecco winemaking and how to taste and appreciate these fantastic Italian wines. And we’ll explore our favorite spots in the most astonishingly beautiful city on earth: Venice!

We’ll visit local homes and farms and explore the many customs and traditions practiced in the region.

You’ll taste the region’s best food, wine, and drinks. You’ll learn hands-on how to make some of the regional foods. You’ll meet some truly remarkable locals. You’ll see landscapes and architecture that will fill your soul. And you will have the most incredible food and travel experience of your lifetime.

This is a perfect way to celebrate your anniversary, birthday, or other special event!

We’ll be learning, experiencing, and exploring so much. Each night, we will savor splendid gatherings and celebrate the Italian way with our wonderful friends. Get ready to go native!

What people are saying about The Gastronomad Experiences

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“Our very knowledgeable hosts made everyone immediately feel like family and organized an incredible week.
The “farmhouse” was a lovingly restored high-end B&B whose owner is also a top-notch chef. Every day had new surprises and delights - private winery tours from the proprietors, classes from cookbook authors, reserved dining rooms in Michelin restaurants.
But maybe the best part was new friendships with warm and well-traveled people like Mike and Amira.
We’ve had wonderful times in dozens of countries, Italy several times, but never experienced anything like this before.”
*-Gary*

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A week like no other. I've never booked a vacation on which someone else determined my itinerary day by day. That is, until I discovered Mike and Amira Elgan's Gastronomad Experiences.
Every day was a surprise as the details of your daily itinerary was carefully guarded by Amira. This added to the sense of wonder and discovery which is at the core of the Gastronomad Experiences.
Feel free to take a camera, but you won't need it. This is a hidden feature of any Gastronomad Experience which I think needs to be stressed!
Amira and Mike alone might be worth the price of admission. You'll never meet more generous and knowledgeable hosts. They treated you like family, and not like tourists. Their lifetime of travel experience was yours to sample at a moments notice. They make a compelling case for the Gastronomad lifestyle, and they're happy to guide you on how to get there yourself. They clearly love what they do, and love sharing it with other of similar temperament. The warmth they exude was contagious.
-*Tom*

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“This was truly one of the most excellent experiences in my life.
In no particular order, what made it so was the people we met and traveled with, the experiences that were planned for us, the food and the drink.
The small group we Experienced with were well-traveled, well-rounded, and downright fun to be with.
The experiences we had--tours of wineries not open to the public, dining in Michelin star restaurants, and even mushroom hunting in the woods--were all unexpected and delightful and made possible only by the personal friendships of our well-traveled and outgoing tour leaders, who were welcomed like the long-lost everywhere we went.
We never would have had access to any of it outside of the Experience.
*-Gretchen*

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“First, let us say that this was exactly the vacation we wanted. We wished for a real Italian experience, meeting interesting people, having unique experiences and enjoying wonderful food and wine. Check, check, check.
We value experiences over things – not big souvenir shoppers – and our week was filled with visits through the breath-taking countryside to wineries and distilleries, and classes with culinary experts – and of course lots of prosecco!
We had dinner in a Michelin-starred restaurant and in a palazzo in Venice, but even the incredible meals at the farmhouse, like breakfast, were a true Italian experience of dining al fresco, lots of fresh flowers and wonderful treats baked fresh that morning.
We had a concern before the trip about whether, since it is a small group, we would all get along for the week. But we found this wasn’t an issue at all. We think that, if you are attracted to a trip like this, with a love of good food and good wine, you likely have enough in common with each other to make the week enjoyable.
We want to offer kudos to Amira and Mike. They have lived in all of these places and cultivated friendships with lots of locals, and use their connections to offer opportunities that we could never find on our own, like getting a gracious private tour of a hundred-year-old wine cellar by the owner and getting to sample a couple of vintage wines.
It was like this for the entire trip – we felt more like we were visiting (new) good friends rather than going on a tour. To make it all this seamless and fun takes a tremendous amount of planning and coordination. All week, everything was handled and all we had to do was relax and enjoy!
We would love to go on another trip with them – more good food and wine await!
*- John and Betty*