Vista Verona

From Vista Verona, a short walk brings you to Palazzo Maffei, a 17th-century palace overlooking Piazza delle Erbe. You’ll enter beneath its Baroque façade and move through rooms filled with sculptures, paintings and objects gathered over five decades. The collection spans more than two thousand years, placing Roman works beside modern pieces in unexpected ways.

As you pass from room to room, you’ll see how private collecting can shape a personal view of art history. The visit feels intimate rather than academic, letting you spend time with each work at your own pace before returning to the city outside afterwards without feeling rushed inside.

Staying at Vista Verona places you within easy reach of the city’s historic centre. You’ll walk through the old town, moving between narrow lanes, open squares and key landmarks. Along the way, you’ll pass Castelvecchio and the Scaligero Bridge, Gavi’s Arch and Porta Borsari, linking Verona’s Roman and medieval past.

In Piazza delle Erbe, you’ll pause among frescoed buildings, market stalls and Torre dei Lamberti, before crossing into Piazza dei Signori to see Dante’s statue. Stories of Romeo and Juliet add context, followed by priority entry to the Arena, where you’ll hear how the amphitheatre was built, used and reshaped over time.

You'll set out for an olive oil tasting experieince that connects landscape, craft and flavour. You'll walk through a historic olive grove and step inside an underground oil mill and fortified masseria, learning how olives have shaped daily life and local farming traditions over time. The visit focuses on how olive oil is produced today, alongside methods passed down through generations.

You'll then take part in a guided blind tasting of three to four organic extra virgin olive oils, served with friselline. You'll learn how to identify aromas, balance, texture and how small variations reveal quality, origin and technique in each oil.