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EATING
AGRITURISMO
AGRITURISMO DA OTTAVIO €
( 0423 98 11 13; Via Campion 2, San Giovanni di Valdobiaddene; meals €15-20; noon-3pm Sat, Sun & holidays,
closed Sep; )
S
Prosecco
is traditionally paired with flavourful, oily appetisers like
sop-
pressa
(fresh salami) and cheese, as the sparkling spumante cleans the palate and refreshes
the mouth. At Da Ottavio you get a chance to sample it with food rooted in the same
terroir
, as everything on the table,
prosecco
included, is made on the spot by Graziano and Mar-
tina Spada.
SLEEPING IN VALDOBBIADENE
Azienda Agricola Campion
( 0423 98 04 32;
www.campionspumanti.it
; Via Campion 2, San Giovanni di Val-
dobbiadene; s €45, d €65-75; tasting room 9am-noon & 3-7pm; ) Why not quit worrying about the
challenges of
prosecco
tasting and driving and instead bed down at this farmstay amid 14 hectares of vines in the
heart of Valdobbiadene? Walk across the road for lunches at Da Ottavio, or take a dip in the pool in summer. The
four charming rooms have been coverted from farm buildings and are renovated in a warm rustic style.
VILLA CIPRIANI €€€
( 0423 52 34 11;
www.villaciprianiasolo.com
; Via Canova 298, Asolo; meals €60; 12.30-2.30pm & 8-10.30pm)
The Ciprianis behind this Renaissance villa are the same as those in Venice, and they are
just the latest in a long line of illustrious owners including the Guinnesses, Galantis and
poet Robert Browning. Now you too can enjoy the perfumed rose garden and dine over-
looking cypress-cloaked Asolo.
MODERN ITALIAN
Verona
Explore
Shakespeare placed star-crossed lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet in Verona for
good reason: romance, drama and fatal family feuding have been the city's hallmark for
centuries. From the 3rd century BC Verona (population 263,950) was a Roman trade centre
with ancient gates, a forum (now Piazza delle Erbe) and a grand Roman arena, which still
serves as one of the world's great opera venues. In the Middle Ages the city flourished un-
