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Sestri Levante: Sensory Workshop on Olive Oil in an Operating Mill
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 30m
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Overview
- Discover a real working oil mill by going behind the scenes
- Walk among the olive trees where young olive growers are trained
- Discover the hidden scents and flavors of extra virgin olive oil
- Compare 4 oils and learn how to recognize true quality
- Read the oil as a story of the land, work, and culture
Activity location
- Sestri Levante
- Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Via Villa Ragone, 35, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italia
- Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy
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What's included, what's not
Inclusions Guided visit to the operational olive millInclusions Visit to the demonstration olive groveInclusions Sensory workshop on extra virgin olive oilInclusions Guided tasting of 4 oilsInclusions Guide provided by a professional taster and licensed tour guideInclusions WaterInclusions One glass of local wineInclusions Ligurian foccaccia breadInclusions Bruschetta with basil pesto, red pesto and olive patéInclusions Digital summary guide in PDF formatExclusions Transportation to/from the millExclusions Any purchases of oil or local products in the shopExclusions Other food or drinks not indicated in the inclusionsExclusions Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Smoking indoors
- Not suitable for: Children under 12 years
What you can expect
Enter a real, operating Ligurian oil mill, a workplace where oil is produced and told starting from the land.
The activity begins and ends at the mill, which is easily accessible from Sestri Levante by your own means of transport.
The experience begins with a brief introduction to extra-virgin olive oil and the role of olive growing in the Ligurian landscape. You will then visit the cooperative's demonstration olive grove, which is used by olive growers for training activities on pruning, care, and cultivation of olive trees.
The route continues inside the oil mill, where you will discover the processing areas and the reconstruction of an old traditional 18th-century oil mill with a stone millstone.
This is not a museum, but a real production site, open to visitors through a guided experience.The central part of the activity is a sensory workshop led by a professional oil taster and licensed tour guide. You will taste 4 different oils, comparing aromas, flavors, qualities and defects, to learn how to recognize a good extra virgin olive oil.
The experience includes water, a glass of local wine, Ligurian focaccia, and bruschetta with basil pesto, red pesto, and olive paste.
At the end, you will have simple and practical tools to better choose oil in everyday life and interpret extra-virgin olive oil as an expression of the Italian land, work, and culture.
Location
Activity location
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- Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Via Villa Ragone, 35, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italia
- Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy