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Lecce : Half day E-Bike tour to Old Olive Mill & Olive Oil Taste

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Location
Lecce
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Language
English
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Explore Lecce on an e-bike tour. Visit an ancient olive mill and learn the history of oil production. Enjoy countryside roads, visit Sternatia, and taste local olive oil.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Discover by E-bike the legendary origins of olive trees and the history of olive oil production from the 1300 to today.


Cycle very little traffic country side roads surrounded by olive oil trees and majestic farm houses (Masserias).


Visit Sternatia, one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina (Greek minority area in Puglia) where the greek dialect Griko is spoken.


Experience a guided tour in an underground ancient olive oil mill.


Visit and try the olive oil from a today olive oil small local producer.

What You Get

Water bottle
Helmet, Pannier and Bike phone holder
Olive oil taste
Food and drinks

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

What You’ll Experience

1

Lecce

The tour starts with Cycling through the narrow alleys of Lecce old town.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Sternatia

You will cycle for one hour (18km) surrounded by ancient olive trees plantations and beautiful Masserias (Farm houses) till you arrive to the Town of Sternatia. Sternatia is one of the 11 towns that form an area called Grecia salentina. Grecìa Salentina is an area in near the town of Lecce which is inhabited by the Griko people, an ethnic Greek minority in southern Italy who speak Griko, a variant of Greek. The Greeks have been establishing settlements in Southern Italy from prehistoric times up to the Byzantine era. In Sternatia you will: - Visit a 15th century olive oil mill - Visit Palace Granafei and the main church of Sternatia - Visit an oil Producer (OLIVE OIL TASTE) - Bar Brake for a Leccese coffee and Pasticciotto (Local Snack)
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free
3

Frantoio Ipogeo

Visit with a local guide from Sternatia an ancient (15th century) underground olive oil mill carved into the soft limestone rock. This mill as many others in the area was used for the production of Lamp oil. The Lamp oil was exported to the rest of Europe. All the big cities such as London, Amsterdam etc were illuminated by it. With the installation of gas light in the 19th century, the fast decline of the oil lamps started. After this you will Visit a now a day olive oil producer that will offer you a TASTE of the delicious Extra virgin olive oil made in this area.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
4

Chiesa Parrocchiale di Maria Santissima Assunta

Visit the Chiesa Parrocchiale di Maria Santissima Assunta church stands as an embodiment of the Baroque architecture and splendor in the heart of old town of Sternatia. Erected in the elegant XVIII century, this church weaves a rich tapestry of cultural and ecclesiastical heritage through its majestic architecture. The interior boasts exquisite frescoes that adorn the walls, each telling their own silent story from centuries past.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
5

Lecce

By taking a different route you will cycle (18kms) back to the shop in Lecce.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Via Giuseppe Libertini 3, Via Giuseppe Libertini, Lecce Provincia di Lecce Puglia, Italy, IT, 73100

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In front of café Rudiae just outside the Gate of Lecce old town. I will be there with the bikes.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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