5 Brindisi Olive Oil Tours Worth the Drive

1.Brindisi: Cooking Class and Tasting in the Olive Grove

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · from $104Our pick

Join Antonella at a rural house near Brindisi for a 2.5-hour outdoor class in Puglian pasta making. Shape orecchiette and strascinati by hand, then eat your work with local wine, water, and an olive-oil tasting. The group is limited to 10, and instruction is offered in Italian and English.

“Antonella is a super sweet person, who is also really passionate about her Job! She told us many interessting things while teaching us how to make perfect Orichette and many other noodle types :) Would 10/10 do it again!!”

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2.Private Bike Tour with Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $138

Start at 10:00 am with Madera Bike Tour in Montalbano, near Brindisi. Your private group cycles easy country lanes with a guide such as Daniele, visits the Dolmen di Montalbano, and enjoys an olive oil tasting. The tour lasts about four hours, includes a mobile ticket, and returns to the starting point.

“The tour operator should have canceled the tour based on the weather. The clients were driven around so no biking. They were not given lunch nor did they go to Domen di Montalbano. The women was nice and drive them back to port.”

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3.E-bike tour in Ostuni. Oil mill, Dolmen and huge olive trees

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $56Best value

Ride with Rocco through the Coastal Dunes Regional Park near Ostuni, passing giant olive trees, dry stone walls, a dolmen, and country lanes toward the sea. At a traditional mill in Montalbano, learn how Puglian olive oil is made and taste several varieties. E-bikes cost extra.

“We did the tour with our 3 kids (9,11,13). The tour was easy for them. The explications we have got were very understandable and Rocco has a very good knowledge about the olivtrees and oil. We can recommand the tour very much”

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4.extravirgin olive oil tasting,the story of a farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $61

At La Caseddha near Brindisi, Antonella leads a two-hour tasting built around her farm’s extra virgin olive oil. You’ll sample wine, cheeses, friselle, vegetables, artisan pasta, and possibly orecchiette with tomato, basil, and cacioricotta. The small group is limited to 10 people and begins at 10:00 am.

“A very enjoyable few hours with Antonella who explained the olive growing process on her farm with enthusiasm and passion. She also made delicious traditional dishes to accompany the olive oil tasting. A delightful experience and one I would recommend.”

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5.Pasta lesson with extra virgin olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

At La Caseddha rural experience near Brindisi, Antonella teaches you to shape pasta using semolina produced on the family farm. You will taste several extra virgin olive oils, enjoy bruschetta and local dishes, then eat your pasta with tomato, basil, and cacioricotta. Wine and sweets finish this three-hour English-language experience for up to 10 people.

“It was a very nice experience! Very sweet woman who can tell how pasta is made. After making the pasta we went to taste different types of olive oil and eat various snacks. It was all delicious! After the appetizers we ate our homemade pasta.Auto-translated”

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