Experience an olive farm tour and authentic harvest lunch with olive oil tastings. Meet the Signora and learn how she and her family have been producing extra virgin olive oil for decades. She welcomes you to her property, leads you through silvery green trees brimming with olives that will be pressed into extra virgin olive oil. You will learn about sacred olive trees, how they grow, how the olives are picked by hand, and the cold pressing process. Taste the olive oil and discover olive varieties that can be applied to cooking.
Following the tour, relax on the terrace and enjoy a harvest farmer’s lunch including crostini with sun dried tomato and caper pâté, frittata, anelletti pasta, eggplant parmigiana, peppers with capers and mint, and caponata, a Sicilian salad with eggplant, tomato and mint. Sip and swirl on Signora’s homemade wine while enjoying fresh fruit from her garden. Join the Signora for an authentic tour and harvest lunch in the heart of Sicily!
Program Includes:
- An authentic olive tour visiting the farm, olive orchard and mill. Step-by-step, you will see how the olives are grown, how they are picked, pressed, then bottled. Sample a selection of extra virgin first-cold-pressed olive oil while learning about acidity, scents and flavors from the different varieties.
- Following the tour, relax on the terrace and enjoy a harvest farmer’s lunch including crostini with sun dried tomato and caper pâté, frittata, anelletti pasta, eggplant parmigiana, peppers with capers and mint, and caponata, a Sicilian salad with eggplant, tomato mint. Sip and swirl on Signora’s homemade wine while enjoying fresh fruit from her garden.
Program Includes:
$185 per person, based on 2 guests.
For Single Guests: If you are traveling on your own, please call us for the best group price. We are happy to welcome you into an already scheduled group.
**We recommend wearing a hat, sun cream and wearing comfortable walking shoes. Start time is 10:00am for the best lighting and tastings.
Price does not include: transfers on arrival and departure, gratuities, entrance fees at monuments, personal extras and anything not specified above. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to reserve transfers for you.
2024 Dates: This program is available from April to November. You can check in and start your cooking program any day of the week. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.
