Tour of the Oil

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 7 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Discover ancient roots on this Tour of Oil. Explore private farms, admire ancient olive trees, and contrast historic underground mills with today's modern operations. Seasonal insights.

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

Experience Details

It is an authentic experience that allows you to visit privately owned farms, where you can admire mammoth thousand-year-old olive trees, as well as compare underground oil mills of the past with modern oil mills, in operation in the winter months.

What You Get

Snacks
The tour ends with a tasting of typical Apulian products: sensory analysis of different extra virgin olive oils, pâté, pickles, jams, excellent wine and more
Private transportation
Transport by car or minivan to stop at different farms in the countryside of Monopoli

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available

What You’ll Experience

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Monopoli

It is a guided tour among the oldest olive trees in the Monopoli countryside, to discover where the oil is born. The first stop is a cave complex, inside which a hypogeum oil mill was created, active from the Middle Ages until 1900. There is also a visit to an 11th century rock church with frescoes and a thousand-year-old olive grove. The second stop is a farm located in a fortified farm of the sixteenth century, Here is a modern oil mill where, in the winter months, extra virgin olive oil is produced. The visit is completed with sensory analysis of 5 extra-virgin oils of different cultivars (Cima di Mola, Coratina, Picholine, Peranzana, Fabulous) produced in Monopoli.
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Via Cristoforo Colombo, Monopoli Città Metropolitana di Bari Puglia, Italy, IT

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Appointment near the arch that connects Via C. Colombo in Piazza Garibaldi in the historic center of Monopoli
End Point

Apulia - The window on the sea, Via Porto, Monopoli Città Metropolitana di Bari Puglia, Italy, IT, 70043

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The tour ends with sensory analysis of different types of cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil from Monopoli and tasting of typical Apulian products, at our headquarters in via Porto 8-12, in the historic center of Monopoli, not far from the initial meeting place.

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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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
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Earliest available date: June 25, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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