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Mostar: Olive Oil Tasting with Local Bites & Heritage Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Taste four PAXA extra virgin olive oils with Herzegovinian bites
- Walk through the Olive Grove of Faith and the Olive Grove of Hope
- Discover the story of olive cultivation and oil production in Herzegovina
- Visit St. Francis Park, the Biblical Garden, gallery, and museum
- Follow the Stations of the Cross through a peaceful oak forest
Activity location
- Herzegovina
- Vojno, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Potoci 1, Mostar 88101, Bosna i Hercegovina | Paxa Dola is located in Potoci, directly along the M17 main road between Mostar and Sarajevo, approximately 7 km from Mostar and about a 10–15 minute drive. When arriving from Mostar, Paxa Dola will be on the left-hand side of the road. Look for the Paxa House sign at the entrance. After entering the estate, follow the Paxa House signs, which will lead you to the tasting room, where your guide will meet you.
- Vojno, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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What's included, what's not
- Welcome drink with homemade liqueur
- Guided walk through the Olive Grove of Faith and the Olive Grove of Hope
- Introduction to the history of olive cultivation in Herzegovina
- Introduction to olive oil production and olive varieties
- Visit to St. Francis Park and the Biblical Garden
- Walk along the Stations of the Cross path through the oak forest
- Visit to the symbolic Upper Room of Pentecost
- Guided tasting of four PAXA extra virgin olive oils
- Cheese, prosciutto, wine and homemade uštipci
- Traditional monastic pastries and a sweet dessert
- Visit to the Paxa Dola art gallery and historical museum
- English-speaking guide
- Transportation to and from Paxa Dola
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Additional food and drinks
- Products purchased at Paxa House
What you can expect
Begin your experience at Paxa House, where you will be welcomed with homemade liqueurs of various flavors. Then, take a walk through the large olive grove, home to over 3,500 trees. Learn more about olive cultivation and oil production, discover different olive varieties, and understand their role in Begin your experience at Paxa House, where you will be welcomed with a selection of homemade liqueurs in various flavors.
Continue with a guided walk through the Olive Grove of Faith, home to more than 3,500 olive trees. Learn about the history and importance of olive cultivation in Herzegovina, the olive oil production process, and the different olive varieties grown at Paxa Dola. Discover how each variety contributes to the distinctive fruitiness, bitterness, and pungency of its oil. Along the way, admire beautiful views of the Velež and Prenj mountains, whose peaks are often covered with a “cap” of snow.
Next, visit the Olive Grove of Hope, planted in February 2025 during the special event “Unity in Diversity – Planting the Olive Grove of Hope.” Continue through St. Francis Park and the Biblical Garden, where plants mentioned in the Bible are grown.
Walk along the Path of the Olive Grove of Hope, where 14 stone slabs representing the Stations of the Cross are placed. Each slab features a short question inviting personal reflection. The shaded path leads through a small oak forest to the Hall of Pentecost, formed by 12 stone slabs symbolizing the 12 apostles, the 12 tribes of Israel, and the 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Return to the Paxa House tasting room for a guided tasting of four PAXA extra virgin olive oils: the multi-varietal PAXA blend and three monovarietal oils—Pendolino, Oblica, and Istrian Bjelica. Discover the differences in fruitiness, bitterness, and pungency among the olive varieties.
The oils are paired with traditional local products, including cheese, prosciutto, wine, homemade fried dough known as uštipci, traditional monastic pastries based on recipes preserved by the Sisters for centuries, and a sweet dessert.
Complete your experience with a visit to the Paxa Dola art gallery and the historical museum, featuring artworks and preserved relics from the monastery that survived the war of the 1990s.
Location
Activity location
- Herzegovina
- Vojno, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Potoci 1, Mostar 88101, Bosna i Hercegovina | Paxa Dola is located in Potoci, directly along the M17 main road between Mostar and Sarajevo, approximately 7 km from Mostar and about a 10–15 minute drive. When arriving from Mostar, Paxa Dola will be on the left-hand side of the road. Look for the Paxa House sign at the entrance. After entering the estate, follow the Paxa House signs, which will lead you to the tasting room, where your guide will meet you.
- Vojno, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina