We land in Venice on Friday, June 26th at 8:30 a.m. and will have all day Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning, to explore. We already have a hotel booked in Verona for Monday night, with a wine tour scheduled for Monday and a wedding welcome event that evening, followed by the wedding in Verona on Tuesday.
We’ve visited both Venice (Murano & Burano as well) and Verona before and absolutely loved them, but this time we’d like to explore some new places during the weekend prior to our wedding activities. We’re looking for recommendations for charming towns or small cities to visit on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning that are close to Venice and not overly touristy.
We know it will be very hot (we didn’t choose the wedding date!), so no need to warn us about the heat.
We especially enjoy cooking classes, wine tours, walking food tours, and live music, so any suggestions along those lines would be wonderful. Or just quaint places to shop, dine, and stroll.
Thanks so much in advance for any recommendations—we truly appreciate your help!