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Private
half-day tour to an authentic oil pressure
facility
in the charming countryside of Tuscany |
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Freshly
pressed olive oil
An
authentic Tuscan oil mill
The
core of the pressing machinery
Rotating
granite wheels press the olives
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A very
important part of the overall Tuscan
agricultural production is extra
virgin olive oil. Thanks to the
patient care to the trees and the
groves, the result of the olive pressing
is an unrepeatable oil that
you can taste during a visit to
a mill.
Arianna & Friends organizes two-hour
olive oil tasting tours at an
oil mill in Tuscany.
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ABOUT THIS TOUR
An English
speaking personal tour leader (on
request also German, Spanish, French,
Italian or Russian) meets you at
your premises or at an agreed
meeting point and leads you
to a traditional oil mill in
one of the best areas of production
of extra virgin olive oil in Tuscany.
At first
you will get a detailled introduction
to the world of extra virgin olive
oil in our area, the techniques
of olive collection, the kinds of
trees available in Tuscany and the
"mentality" of the local
olive farmers.
Then you enter the mill and see the
whole machinery. The tour leader helps
you discover all the phases of
the olive pressing process and
the secrets for a good extra virgin
olive oil.
After seeing the machinery, you sit
at a table and the tour guide together
with an operator from the mill serve
you different types of extra virgin
olive oil of local production.
This is a great occasion for you to
learn how to taste exquisite olive
oil and to understand the differences
between a traditional local production
and a massive industrial production.
The olive oil tasting is accompanied
by some local olive oil-based delicatessen
and good wines. The tour can be combined
with the other wine
& food tasting tours:
in this case the tour is a full-day
trip and includes a complete lunch.
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See
also:
Available in November and
December only
OLIVE HARVEST EXPERIENCE
IN TUSCANY
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See
also:
Oil mill + cheese farm tour
OLIVE OIL AND ORGANIC CHEESE
TASTING
TOUR IN TUSCANY
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Holiday
package
with accommodation on
an olive farm or day-visits
to the olive farm
with olive harvest experience
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Full-day
tasting tour with visit to a
very authentic oil mill and
an organic cheese farm producing
pecorino in the countryside
near Volterra
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From the press...
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... to the bottle
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First step: weighing the olives
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Farmer assisting the olive squeezing
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Second step: olive washing
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Curiosity for the granite wheels
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Farmers bringing olives to the mill
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Final step: the olive oil comes
out of the machinery
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Rates and enquiries
PRIVATE
HALF-DAY OLIVE OIL TASTING
TOUR AT A TRADITIONAL MILL
IN TUSCANY
- Rates 2013 -
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Number
of people
in your party
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Total
rate
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1
person
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€
160
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2
persons
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€
170
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3
persons
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€
180
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4
persons
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€
190
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5
persons
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€
200
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6
persons
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€
210
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7
persons
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€
220
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8
persons
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€
230
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extra
person
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€
10
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child
4-12 y.o.
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€
10
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DURATION
OF THIS TOUR: 2 HOURS
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RATES INCLUDE:
+ an
English speaking tour leader
for the whole tour
+ a visit to the oil mill
+ olive oil tasting with snacks
+ tax
Rates do not include transportation.
The tour leader is available
also in German, Spanish, French,
Russian or Italian
with no surcharge.
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You
can choose to combine a half-day
olive oil tasting tour with either
one
of our tasting tours
or one
of our cultural tours
and book a full-day excursion.
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Transportation
Rates
do not include transportation.
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MORE
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
TOUR
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SELF-DRIVING
OPTION BY RENTED CAR
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If
you like driving you can rent
a car or drive to the destination
or to an agreed meeting point.
Our English speaking assistant
can also meet you at your premises.
If your holiday house/hotel
is more than 40 minutes from
the premises of our Travel Agency
in Peccioli (Pisa area) and
you want to meet the assistant
where you are staying, please
consider a 40 Euro surcharge
on the total price for the assistant's
transfer. |
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GET
TO THESE
DESTINATONS ON VESPA SCOOTERS
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If
you want to experience Tuscany
from a different perspective,
we a can arrange this tour on
vespa
scooters. We will
start the tour from our vespa
rental place in Forcoli, Pisa
area. Please specify it in the
booking
form. |
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GET
TO THESE
DESTINATIONS ON MINIVAN
WITH DRIVER
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If
you prefer the comfort of
a car/minivan
or bus with perivate chauffeur,
we can provide a luxury service
on air-conditioned modern
models. Please specify it
in the booking
form.
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Testimonials from our guests
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This
is an email we received from
Masao and Atsuko from Japan,
joining Massimo in a full day
olive oil tour through the best
Tuscan mills:
Hi
Mashimo,
I hope you are well.
It was a great pleasure to meet
you on 10th. Atsuko and I really
enjoyed the tour in Tuscany
becasue of your perfect guidance.
Grazie di cuore!
Atsuko and I have just come
back to Japan last night. Since
we left Tuscany, we went to
Sicily(We rent a car and visited
a olive mill and a olive grove
in Trapani.. It was informative.),Paris,
Chicago, and San Francisco.
Thank you again, and I look
forward to seeing you again
soon!
Masao - Japan
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