Highlights
- Visit the Governor's Olive Mill
- Admire the untouched olive groves
- Learn how best to taste and recognize high-quality olive oil
Description
Take the first step into the amazing world of olive oil with an excursion that starts with the past and connects the culture in relation to olive oil. The guided tour starts from the museum area where there is a detailed explanation of the traditional methods for harvesting and production process and continues to the modern olive oil production area, presenting the new generation machines and the International Prizes The Governor Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded, followed by a unique olive oil tasting experience with traditional dishes.
Schedule:
- Pick up from selected location (approx. at 09:00-09:30)
- Arrival at The Governor's Olive Mill
- The tour starts at 10:30
Tour description:
1. Historical details connecting the olive tree and the olive oil with Greece and the Island of Corfu. Exhibition of old techniques and machinery.
2. Guided Tour at the 'Loutrouvio' (Old Olive mill) of the Dafnis Family. Learning the painstaking methods of olive oil production in the past and for centuries.
3. Guided tour in the new modern olive mill area, explaining all stages of processing and extraction of the olive oil.
4. Presentation of the International Prizes our olive oil has been awarded.
The Governor Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the first monovarietal EVOO from single Lianolia variety of Corfu, the first Health Claim EVOO in the world, the Best Greek Olive Oil Brand of 2016 (according to Gastronomos) and the first ever olive oil in the world called and used as a Medical Food from the international scientific literature published at 'The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry'.
5. Olive oil tasting seminar. Prepare yourself to be an olive oil sommelier for a day!
Finger food includes the following snacks: Village bread / Cheese, Cherry Tomatoes and Capers / Dessert (yogurt, ice cream or chocolate) / Natural Mineral Water
- Possibility to purchase olive oil products at our exhibition.
6. The tour continues by driving to the ancient and century old olive groves of the Dafnis Family. Visit the old olive groves of the family and meet 'Mitera' olive tree which is about 1500 years old.
7. Stop by Gardiki Byzantine Castle to learn more historical details of the area.
8. Drop off at selected location.
Includes
Pickup and drop-off
Olive oil tasting
Guide
Important Information
- Guided tour and olive oil tasting
- Available languages: English
- Entry is free for children below 8 years old
- Max. No of people in the mini van: 8
- This is not a private tour. The total number of participants ranges from 20-30
- We provide pick up only for a 25 km radius from our location
- We need to know the pick up information (No. of people, pick up point) at least 24 hrs before the tour
- Assume that the pick up time is around 09:30 am
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
