Insider’s 6-Day Wine & Culinary Tour of Northern Italy & Southern Switzerland | 2025

The tour will start in Lake Garda in Italy and end in Lake Lugano in Switzerland. The hotel we’re staying at in Lake Garda is easy to get to and is about an hour train trip from either Venice or Milan.  From there we’ll head east to Amarone country and then south to Reggio Emilia (Parmesan Reggiano and aged balsamic) before turning west past Parma (ham) and reaching Salsomaggiore (thermal springs) for the night.  The next day we’ll continue west through Gavi (famous Italian whites) before reaching Alba (truffles) for the night…