The World’s 5 Best Olive Oil Dining Experiences

1.Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,524 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Meet in central Sorrento and ride into the hills to La Masseria Farm, a fourth-generation family property. You’ll walk among lemon and olive trees, learn how the farm produces oil and limoncello, taste honey, cheese, marmalade, and wine, then sit down to a farm-to-table lunch. Family members such as Eugenio and Raffaele may lead the visit.

“This was one of the best tours we did while visiting Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. We got to learn about lemon farming while doing a tour through the farm, and we tried a few of the olive oils made by the farm, and finished off the evening with a farm to table meal, which was one of the best meals we had while in Italy.”

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2.Olive Oil tour with Tuscan dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

At Agriturismo Tananei near Montecatini Terme, David Meacci leads a small olive oil tour through an 1800s stone farmhouse and nearby grove. You’ll learn how extra virgin olive oil is produced, practice professional-style tasting, and pair several oils with a fixed Tuscan dinner. The three-and-a-half-hour visit is limited to six people.

“The best meal I have had in Europe I have been travelling for 20 days. Finally found a meal and experience that is worth giving a review. I never write reviews but this place is unreal. GET OUT of the touristy trap and do this amazing tour. I learned so much. Thank you so much. Next time I will book in a year advance and try and stay with you guys.”

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3.Crete: Olive Oil Festival, Farm Dinner, Live Show & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 55 reviews · 6 hours · from $76

Spend an evening at a Sissi farm and 18th-century olive mill, learning about oil, honey, raki, and olive-oil soap before a buffet dinner, local wine tasting, live music, and Cretan dancing. Pickup serves resorts from Sisi to Karteros. Wine costs €2 per glass, and guide commentary is offered in English, French, and German.

“Wir standen ab 17.30h vor dem Hotel. Um 17.45 war die 1.Abfahrt vereinbart. Die zweite Abfahrt u. 18.20h. Gekommen ist der Bus um 18.10h. Ich bin gehbehindert kein guter Service man kann sich nirgens wohin setzen.”

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4.Olive Oil Festival in Cretan Farm with Traditional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $78

Travel from selected resorts near Heraklion to a family farm in Sissi for an evening of olive oil, honey, raki, and soap workshops. You’ll eat Cretan food from a wood-fired oven, taste local wines for €2 per glass, watch Greek music and dancing, and browse products made on the farm. Pickup is offered in several resort areas.

“There is a lot of information to take in, and it can get a bit noisy when there are a lot of people on the tour. Be prepared to spend lots of money on the amazing products available in the gift shop. The buffet dinner was out of this world, and the music and dancing afterwards was great fun.”

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5.Crete: Olive Oil Factory Tour, Dinner & Traditional Dancing

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $66Best value

Spend four hours at a family-run olive oil factory near Crete’s northeast coast. See olive oil production, watch a beekeeping demonstration, taste local wine, then eat a buffet dinner with live Cretan music and dancing. Hotel pickup is offered from resorts between Kokkini Hani and Milatos, with some pickups at nearby bus points.

“A fost o experienta care trebuie traita , mai ales daca cauti Grecia Traditionala . Unii oameni spun ca nu au fost preluati , datorita faptului ca in momentul in care faci rezervarea iti pui Hotelul de unde vrei sa fi preluat , insa preluarea nu se face de la hotel , se face de la un punct apropiat hotelului iar pentru asta ar trebuii sa sunati dupa ce faceti rezervarea , deoarece aveti posibilitatea sa contactati organizatorul excursiei . Cei care organizeaza o sa va dea toate datele necesare : ora preluarii si locatia preluarii . Ce a urmat dupa .. cred ca trebuie sa vedeti cu ochii vostrii…”

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