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Hiking and olive oil tasting or cooking class

A wonderful and tasty day tour
Assisi

A delicious, relaxing day tour in Umbria

From the olive tree to the bruschetta with olive oil! A walk through olive groves with olive oil tasting in the oil mill will perfectly combine nature and taste, which the Umbria region can offer at its best!

The walk is easy and suitable for everyone, even for families with children (over 6 years old). A tour overall planned to learn about olive cultivation and create awareness rather than focusing only on walking.

An expert environmental guide will walk with you. He will explain the history of the territory and how is produced a tasty superior Extra Virgin Olive Oil. You will learn to recognize the different varieties of olive trees that grow in this area, to understand how to prune them and what are the operations to be done in the olive grove during the year as well as many other curiosities related to the world of olive oil. You will be surrounded in every season by unique and beautiful views, immersed in the scents and colors of the countryside, waiting to taste the authentic flavors of this land.

The walk will take place in the surroundings of an olive oil mill near the hamlet of Pozzo, in Umbria, in an extraordinary area surrounded by woods and olive groves. The family-run olive oil mill produces excellent Extra Virgin Olive Oil with the most modern sustainable agriculture techniques, respecting centuries-old traditions in an area that has always been perfect for olive growing. After a beautiful, relaxing walk surrounded by nature, you will return to the starting point.

Price includes:

  • 2,5-3 hours walking tour with authorized environmental guide and explanation of the olive cultivation
  • Visit the olive oil mill
  • Tasting of 3 different types of Extra Virgin Olive oil blended and mono cultivar served on the traditional bruschetta together with a cutting board with typical Umbrian products
  • or a light lunch with together with a cutting board with typical Umbrian products, Lentil soup (winter) or Farro salad (summer), tozzetti and Vin santo
  • water and 1 glass of wine
  • Service is available from Monday to Sunday.

 

Prices do not include:

  • Transfer to and from the point of departure of the tour.
  • Anything not expressly mentioned under the “Price includes” section.

It is also possible to book a cooking class and make a homemade pasta

The tour includes:

  • walking tour through olive groves with an explanation the olive cultivation and a video
  • Visit of the olive oil mill
  • Cooking class
  • Tasting of 3 different types of Extra Virgin Olive oil blended and mono cultivar served on the traditional bruschetta
  • Lunch or dinner together with a cutting board with typical Umbrian products, pasta made by you, Tozzetti, and Vin Santo
  • Water and a glass of wine
  • Service is available from Monday to Sunday on request.

Participants: minimum 2 adults 

 

TIP: After this unique experience you could visit Gualdo Cattaneo

         See also Trekking in the vineyards of Montefalco

The world of olive oil

DIFFICULTY: 1
An easy walk. Suitable for all!

Difficulty level 1   


DEPARTURES:
Daily all year round (except Easter, Christmas, and New year).


PARTICIPANTS:
2 or more people. 


START / FINISH: Pozzo (near Gualdo Cattaneo)


CODE: DTG 003 UMB

Prices

From € 52 p.p.