Tour of the Oil
It is an authentic experience that allows you to visit privately owned farms, where you can admire mammoth thousand-year-old olive trees, as well as compare underground oil mills of the past with modern oil mills, in operation in the winter months.
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Tour of the Oil
What's included in Tour of the Oil
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Monopoli
It is a guided tour among the oldest olive trees in the Monopoli countryside, to discover where the oil is born. The first stop is a cave complex, inside which a hypogeum oil mill was created, active from the Middle Ages until 1900. There is also a visit to an 11th century rock church with frescoes and a thousand-year-old olive grove. The second stop is a farm located in a fortified farm of the sixteenth century, Here is a modern oil mill where, in the winter months, extra virgin olive oil is produced. The visit is completed with sensory analysis of 5 extra-virgin oils of different cultivars (Cima di Mola, Coratina, Picholine, Peranzana, Fabulous) produced in Monopoli.
Inclusions
- The tour ends with a tasting of typical Apulian products: sensory analysis of different extra virgin olive oils, pâté, pickles, jams, excellent wine and more
- Transport by car or minivan to stop at different farms in the countryside of Monopoli
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Appointment near the arch that connects Via C. Colombo in Piazza Garibaldi in the historic center of Monopoli
End Points
- The tour ends with sensory analysis of different types of cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil from Monopoli and tasting of typical Apulian products, at our headquarters in via Porto 8-12, in the historic center of Monopoli, not far from the initial meeting place.
