The olive oil contains several phenolic compounds and a ton of history! This tour has been designed for people who are eager to learn some of it while having fun. During our hike through the grove and back in time, the food, the fuel, the medicine, the light, the heat, the pigment carrier, will all come into one, as we will unfold the millennia-old relationship of our species with the ‘liquid gold’.

Theory will then come into life with a hands-on experiment session regarding the usages of the olive oil and its ancient production process. Somewhere under the trees the reward both for the hike and the work will be waiting for you, in the form of an olive oil tasting and a picnic with local seasonal goodies! Later we will head back to Biolea to see the stone mill and the presses of the factory and connect them to what we’ll have already learnt. Our tour will end there and you will hopefully have greasy hands paired with a satisfied mind!

‘‘OIL YOU NEED TO KNOW’’
Duration: approximately 3hrs
Total distance: approximately 3km (dirt road/cement/bits of trail, ‘easy’)
Participants: 2min – 6max
Cost: 100€/person
Meeting point: Biolea parking area
Necessary items: sunhat, hiking shoes, a bottle of water

* let us know in case of any food allergies/intolerances
** the tour will be accompanied by an archaeologist/licensed tourist guide
*** the tour is offered in English and Italian