Valpolicella Verona's hills (near to the lake and
not far from the taller mountain ranges) are situated in two
distinct sections of the Province: the foot-hill section north
of Verona, where the Lessinian Mountains gently slope down
towards the lush vine-yards of Valpolicella and Soave; and the
morainic hills to the south and east of Lake Garda, shaped by
the morainic sediments left by the constantly moving glaciers
which also gave birth to the lake.
Settled by humans since the Neolithic Era, our hills are
renowned for their fine wines, namely the Valpolicella,
the Amarone and Recioto wines of the Valpolicella, the
Soave wines to the east, the Bardolino
near the lake and Custoza in the south.
But the production of fine wines is inextricably linked to the
natural landscape, culture and traditions of the local people.
A visit, therefore, to the hidden pleasures of
the
wine-producing district with its cellars, its Romanesque
abbeys and churches, sumptuous
villas, impressive crenellated
fortresses, parks and archaeological sites of
extraordinary beauty, is an absolute must.
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