- Olive picking in Tuscany during the harvest - Olive grove experience at the Tuscan farm -
Olive harvest experiences in Tuscany
Olive harvest holiday packages in Tuscany

Valid in October, November and December 2010
OFFER 1
ADOPT AN OLIVE TREE!
3-NIGHT OLIVE HARVEST PACKAGE IN A PANORAMIC FARM
IN THE PISAN HILLS

First meeting on 7th-10th October 2010
Valid in October, November and December 2010


Olive harvest in our olive grove




Come pick the olives by hand!





Our charming country estate in the middle of the olive grove





In early October the pool of the farm is still open

Tuscany in October, November and December is the ideal place for a charming and involving experience:
the olive harvest
.
You can adopt an olive tree and be responsible of the harvesting of its olives!

Arianna & Friends organizes 3-day olive harvest holiday packages to give you the opportunity to learn everything about the process of olive oil making and to enjoy life in the open and unspoilt air, while doing a gratifying and productive activity.

3-NIGHT OLIVE HARVEST HOLIDAY IN TUSCANY WITH ADOPTION OF A TREE

We organize an experiential holiday in one of the most charming olive properties in the hills around Casciana Terme, in the area of the Pisan Hills, for an unforgettable 3-night holiday package.

Accommodation is in apartments in our wonderful and very panoramic farm on a large hill right in the middle of an extraordinarily beautiful olive grove.



HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PACKAGE

3-night accommodation in apartments with one or two double bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen;

Breakfast served every day in the communal rooms of the farm;

Guided tasting tour of all the products of the farm, including olive oil, wine and preserves;

Introduction to the olive harvest;

Certified adoption of one olive tree;

Hand picking of the olives together with us for 2 hours, repeated twice;

starting at
€ 180

per person



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Meet our horses and all their friends


The gentle slope of our farm is ideal for olive trees


Kitchen in our apartments


Comfortable double bedrooms


OFFER 1:
3-night Olive harvest experience in a farm
in the Pisan Hills in Tuscany
- Further details


ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation for this package is in our charming family-run farm very close to Casciana Terme, in the Pisa area, only 30 minutes from the International Airport Galileo Galilei in Pisa or 1 hour driving from Florence.
The farm has got apartments with one or two bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom. All units are fully air-conditioned and heated. Our facilities include a very panoramic swimming pool, a communal dining area, gardens and relaxation corners, a tasting room and a private parking.
Our farm produces olive oil, wine, vinsanto liquor wine as well as many delicious preserves.
In the farm there is large fenced area with chickens, rabbits, geese, ducks and horses!
The package includes accommodation for 3 nights in apartment and breakfast.

THE GUIDED TASTING OF THE FARM'S PRODUCTS
Included in the package is a guided tour of the farm with tasting of all our products. You will experience how our olive oil, as well as our wine, vinsanto, vegetables and preserves are made.

THE OLIVE HARVEST AND THE ADOPTION OF YOUR TREE
We give you a general introduction to the world of the olive picking before you choose the olive tree you prefer. You adopt the tree and we give you our certificate of your adoption! Then you wear your gloves and you start picking the olives by hand, paying attention that they all fall into the net!
You will experience the picking twice during your stay, for 2 hours each run.

CATERING
Accommodation is in self-catering apartments where you can cook. You can walk or drive to restaurants in the closest town, just 600 mts from the farm. Breakfast is included in the package.

TRANSPORTATION
The farm is 30 minutes driving from Pisa and 1 hour driving from Florence. We suggest renting a car to reach our farm. Public transport (train + public bus) also serves the farm. Transportation is not included in the package.

3-night olive harvest package - Rates 2010



€ 180
per person, on a basis of 4 people
in apartment with 2 bedrooms


€ 250
per person, on a basis of 2 people
in apartment with 1 bedroom


€ 80

per person or child, on extra bed

RATE INCLUDES: accommodation in apartments with one or two bedrooms, final cleaning, linen, heating or air-con, breakfast, guided tour and tasting of the products of the farm, olive picking for 2 hours two times, tree adoption certificate, taxes. Rates differ depending on double or quadruple occupancy.
RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE: meals and transportaton.

 

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OFFER 2
LUXURY & OLIVE PICKING
5-NIGHT OLIVE HARVEST PACKAGE IN A CHARMING
COUNTRY HOTEL NEAR LUCCA

Valid in November 2010 - See exact dates below


Olive harvest in a Tuscan olive grove




Collection of olives by hand





Charming country hotel in the Luccan hills

November in Tuscany is the ideal place for a charming and involving experience: the olive harvest.
Arianna & Friends organizes more-day olive harvest holidays to give you the opportunity to learn everything about the process of olive oil making and to enjoy life in the open and unspoilt air while doing a gratifying productive activity.

5 NIGHT OLIVE HARVEST HOLIDAY IN TUSCANY

We have selected one of the most charming olive properties in the hills of Lucca for a very charming 5 night holiday package. Luxury standard half-board accommodation for a wonderful and active experience in the groves, mixed with tasting of local products and a hands-on experience in the kitchen of the premises.



HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PACKAGE

5-night half-board accommodation in our luxury country hotel

4 days are spent in the groves for the 2010 olive harvest

Pick-nick lunch breaks organized under the olive trees every day

1 wine tasting tour

1 cookery lesson followed by 1 cocktail lesson

dinners with selected wines

5 liter bottle of olive oil as a gift

€ 700
per person



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Elegant double bedrooms in the hotel


Refined restaurant of the hotel


OFFER 2:
5-night olive harvest experience in a luxury country hotel near Lucca in Tuscany - Full schedule
Monday
Arrival at our luxury hotel
Accommodation in comfortable double bedrooms with private bathroom
8:30 pm: welcome dinner in our wine cellar with wines selected by our maitre
Tuesday
Rustic breakfast in the olive grove

Olive harvest from 9 am to 3 pm
1 pm: pick-nick lunch under the olive trees
4:30 pm: visit to the oil mill
7 pm: tasting of extra virgin olive oil in the hotel
8:30 pm: dinner in a "slow food" restaurant in Lucca
with wines selected by our maitre
Wednesday
Rustic breakfast in the olive grove
Olive harvest from 9 am to 3 pm
1 pm: pick-nick lunch under the olive trees

massage with olive essence (available from 4 to 7pm. To be booked before check-in)
8:30 pm: dinner in the hotel
with wines selected by our maitre
Thursday
Rustic breakfast in the olive grove
Olive harvest from 9 am to 3 pm
1 pm: pick-nick lunch under the olive trees

visit of the estate Montechiari and wine tasting
8:30 pm: dinner in the wine estate
wines selected by our maitre
Friday
Rustic breakfast in the olive grove
Olive harvest from 9 am to 3 pm
1 pm: pick-nick lunch under the olive trees

4 pm: cookery lesson with our chef dedicated to pasta and bread
7 pm: cocktail lesson with our maitre-sommelier
8:30 pm: gastronomic dinner in the hotel with
wines selected by our maitre
Saturday
Buffet breakfast

Collection of a 5 liter bottle of olive oil (which can be delivered to your house upon request)
Departure
5-night olive harvest package - Dates

This package is available in all weeks of November 2010

- - - - From Monday 1st to Saturday 6th November
- - - - From Monday 8th to Saturday 13th November
- - - - From Monday 15th to Saturday 20th November
- - - - From Monday 22nd to Saturday 27th November

5-night olive harvest package - Rates 2010


Half-board 5 night olive harvest package

€ 700 per person

Extra night on Saturday or Sunday € 100 per room

RATE INCLUDES: accommodation in double bedrooms, meals with drinks included as indicated, transfers to all locations listed above, taxes. Rates are based on double occupancy. Surcharges apply for single occupancy.
RATE DOES NOT INCLUDE: transportation to and from the hotel at arrival and departure. Anything not explicitly listed in the details above.

 




OLIVE HARVEST HOLIDAY IN TUSCANY

 

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