After a whirlwind tour of Italy’s most famous cities and sites, my husband and I were ready to have a quiet day away from the bustle of tourists and crowds. So it was that our first day in Venice was spent driving north out of the city with tour guide Riccardo Rossano toward the Dolomites.
“I will tell you all you want to know, but I don’t want to bore you,” Rossano offered on our drive to La Vigna di Sarah.
His information, however, was anything but boring. In one hour, he covered the history of the area and its importance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He pointed out the Dolomites and respectfully talked about the soldiers who had died there during World War I. He said that tiramisu was officially invented in Treviso, the province of Veneto where we were headed, and had helped to keep them awake in their battles. Later he explained the difference between DOC and DOCG proseccos.
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