Half day Venice cruise terminal shore excursion wine food tasting outlet village

At approximately 50 minutes from the cruise terminal and 30 minutes from Treviso and Venice Marco Polo airport, you will experience a wine tasting in a Venetian villa that is located in an important wine production area of the Veneto: the Piave region. a tour to discover the territory of the Piave DOC wines that extends within a vast plain bounded in the south by the Adriatic Sea, in the northwest by the hills of Conegliano and Montello. It is crossed in length by the river Piave that presents a favorable composition of the surrounding soil to grow great wines. In the past, the Venetians brought into the territory valuable ideas and knowledge.

Around the beautiful villas and barchesse, which belonged to the nobles of the Serenissima, there are many hectares of vineyards. The DOC “Piave Wines” includes the following varieties: Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot (Black, White, and Grey), Raboso, Tocai, Verduzzo. In this land, the authentic flag of viticulture and enology is the Raboso, the native vine whose first traces of cultivation date back to the seventeenth century.

After your wine tasting, you will reach an outlet village with about 150 stores of important fashion brands where you can find products with very convenient prices. A place where you can discover exclusive offers to update your wardrobe with the season's new arrivals while enjoying even more savings on outlet prices. For Tax-Free Shopping, you can have in addition a refund to exclusive discounts. The non-EU citizens can make their shopping experience even more rewarding. All you need to do is: look for the Tax Refund sign when you are shopping and ask the cashier for a Tax Refund receipt; when you are at the airport and about to leave the European Union, show customs officials your purchases, your receipts, and your passport. They will validate the refund; finally, take your documents to the Tax Refund Office at the airport. They will refund the money to you on spot. For lunch you can decide to remain in the outlet village or to reach a local trattoria close by, to be arranged with your driver.