Soave Village
Wine, Festivals and a Great Hotel

Perhaps the white wine is better known than the village from which the wine takes its name. This is a village that dates back to Roman times and is one of the best preserved medieval villages in Italy with its towering castle and ancient city walls still intact.

Soave is easily reached, being only around 10 mile (23 kilometers) from Verona in the direction of Vicenza and just off the A4 – see our map page for details .

Where to Stay

The Monte Tondo Bed and Breakfast (click for details) is the place I would recommend. You won’t find the Monte Tondo in Soave itself but nestling in the vineyard covered hills just outside of the village.

Here you will find complete tranquility and awake to the fragrances and gentle sounds of rural Italy. Walk through the vines that tumble and fall down the hill into the valley below.

Monte Tondo is right next to a working vineyard producing some excellent wine – be a part of this and base yourself in an area that is extremely central for exploring the Veneto. Even Venice is less than an hour away.

If you would prefer something right in Soave then the Hotel Roxy Plaza is a very reasonably priced and good quality hotel.

Any time from May to October is ideal. September and October are particularly lovely; it is during these months that the vineyard covered hills around town turn into russet coloured magnificence.

The third week of September is the month when the local grape festival – La Festa dell’Uva is held.

This is a fun time to be here and the town is lined with stalls selling the best of local produce and I can assure you that there is some seriously good stuff to eat and drink.

The festa continues late into the evening with a fireworks display and the piazzas are buzzing with people until late into the night.

What to see

The castle is the highlight. Built in the 13th century and very well preserved, the castle contains some good 14th century frescoes.

A tour around the castle is extremely interesting and well worth doing. I, for some strange reason, am fascinated by the torture chambers in this and other castles. The unbelievable cruelty of mankind astounds me.

After the castle and its grim torture chamber it is probably worth visiting one of the pleasant churches in the town to say a prayer for humanity.

If I had to pick one particular church then the Santa Maria Dominican church built in the 15th century and on the hill leading up to the castle is the best choice.

Last on the list of Soave’s must see architectural sites are the 14th century law courts, the Palazzo di Giustizia in Piazza Antenna.





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