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Kalamata: Olive oil & Wine Tour with traditional lunch
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99 Ratings
Androusa
Discover Kalamata’s finest olive oil and wine. Enjoy a scenic tour, tastings, and a traditional lunch. Perfect for food and wine enthusiasts.
Discover Kalamata’s finest olive oil and wine. Enjoy a scenic tour, tastings, and a traditional lunch. Perfect for food and wine enthusiasts.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Epar.Od. Ellinoklissias-Androusa 26 - 1.The meeting point is at the 13th century castle of Androusa, having a magnificent view at the endless olive groves of Messinia. At the castle discover an “olive treasure”, while talking about the history, the tradition and mythical stories of the area.
- Then visit, an ancient olive grove. Enjoy your coffee…
- Epar.Od. Ellinoklissias-Androusa 26 - 1.The meeting point is at the 13th century castle of Androusa, having a magnificent view at the endless olive groves of Messinia. At the castle discover an “olive treasure”, while talking about the history, the tradition and mythical stories of the area.
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Then visit, an ancient olive grove. Enjoy your coffee next to the perennial olive trees &walk inside the olive grove towards the vineyard.
3.Next, visit the winery to witness the production of the Greek wine varieties and taste at least 3 different wines. The aromas of Greek wine varieties surprise us! -
In the center of Androusa Village, visit a unique Olive Oil mill that has been located there for more than 120 years. Be guided to the proccedure of the extraction & storage of olive oil and find out its quality characteristics.
5.Participate in a hands on tasting and food pairing workshop by certified oil sommelier, taste diferrent olive varieties and recognize the elements that define the extra virgin olive oil.
6.The day is, full of emotions and new knowledge and we are about to enjoy a traditional light lunch with fresh vegetables and authentic flavors
What's Included
- Food tasting experience of Greek Mezedes (small dishes) and food pairing with olive oil
- Lunch with traditional dishes, local wine and dessert
- Olive oil tasting & wine workshop by experienced tasters in 3 different olive oil and wine varieties
- Guided tour to the olive oil mill & the winery, demonstration of the production & quality tips
- Positive attitude, fun and many smiles!
- Food tasting experience of Greek Mezedes (small dishes) and food pairing with olive oil
- Lunch with traditional dishes, local wine and dessert
- Olive oil tasting & wine workshop by experienced tasters in 3 different olive oil and wine varieties
- Guided tour to the olive oil mill & the winery, demonstration of the production & quality tips
- Positive attitude, fun and many smiles!
What's Not Included
- Transport from/to your hotel
- Transport from/to your hotel
Meal Options
- Fresh Vegetables from our garden
- Tzatziki, Feta cheese, Greek Gruyère cheese
- Kalamata olive tapenade, Kalamata Olives
- traditional smoked pork and sausage
- Spinach pie
- Traditional dessert (Halvas or Yogurt with fruits)
- Lalagia (Fried bread sticks) with olive marmelade
- Fresh Vegetables from our garden
- Tzatziki, Feta cheese, Greek Gruyère cheese
- Kalamata olive tapenade, Kalamata Olives
- traditional smoked pork and sausage
- Spinach pie
- Traditional dessert (Halvas or Yogurt with fruits)
- Lalagia (Fried bread sticks) with olive marmelade
Additional Information
Embark on a half-day exploratory tour, showcasing the region’s most distinguished goods: olive oil and wine. Commence your day with a tranquil stroll amidst boundless olive trees and stunning vineyards, appreciating the stunning scenery… Next, explore a highly-commended winery and an olive oil mill to understand the manufacturing process and quality…
Embark on a half-day exploratory tour, showcasing the region’s most distinguished goods: olive oil and wine. Commence your day with a tranquil stroll amidst boundless olive trees and stunning vineyards, appreciating the stunning scenery… Next, explore a highly-commended winery and an olive oil mill to understand the manufacturing process and quality traits. Wind up your culinary journey with an insightful olive oil tasting and wine session coupled with miniature gourmet olive oil meals(mezedes) and a customary lunch!
Location
Epar.Od. Ellinoklissias-Androusa 26
Eparchiaki Odos Ellinoklissias-Androusa
Our meeting point is the Castle of Androusa, located 20km away from kalamata and 12 km away from Ancient Messene. Park on the main road and we meet just infront of the sign "Castle of Androusa"
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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B3193wwdianel
Nov 12, 2024
Magical Experience - This is our 2nd visit to this magical experience. Loved not only the tour but the cooking experience to make and then eat/share the food we prepared with others. Georgia - amazing - home grown with love organic produce. The story of the people, the land, and the olives leave you feeling heartfelt joy for those who care for the planet and for others. We will return again and continue to bring our friends and family. Thank you, Demitra and Georgia. So grateful we found you in this world. Diane and Elaine.
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V1635epsophiap
Oct 22, 2024
Excellent experience, exceptional host. - This was a highlight of our time in Greece. Our host was warm, welcoming and very knowledgeable about olives and olive oil. The home cooked lunch with home grown produce was fabulous. Highly recommend this experience.
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Elignes
Oct 17, 2024
A recommended activity - The tour was a very good activity: beautiful scenery, interesting guide, educational tasting and on top of all a delicious lunch.
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Neil_j
Oct 4, 2024
Highlight of a month in the Peloponnese - We were in the Peloponnese for a month and this experience with these gorgeous olive farming ladies has been a highlight and exceptional value for money. We'll never forget it. For us it was a 3+ hr experience of entertainment and education by very passionate and informed ladies followed by a fantastic lunch in which different parts of the season's harvest's oil production is married to different dishes as an education and taste sensation. The peppery early harvest oil is sensational.
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Bernardw261
Oct 3, 2024
A “must” when you are in Kalamata - An educational tour, delivered by the Dimitria Guide in a passionate manner. Kalamata is the olive region, so take advantage of this offer. Even if you don't like olives, the wine tasting and the delicious included meal are also more than enough reasons to enjoy this trip.
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Joann
Oct 2, 2024
Wonderful olive grove and olive oil tour - Utterly impressed by this olive farm and tour. Two smart professional olive oil tasting women led the group. Dimitra educated us not only about the vital importance of olive trees to the people of the area but also about olive oil production, tasting and grading. The tour group was small and friendly with mostly families and couples from Europe. We rented a car from costa navarino and it was a short one hour drive to the meeting place. It was very easy to find. We toured the private olive grove and family’s vegetable garden and fruit trees. We then went on a very fun treasure hunt before going to the olive mill to learn about production. Finally we learned about proper olive oil tasting and shared a delicious lunch that was partially prepared by the folks that did the cooking class.
Be prepared to learn and to be blown away by the relaxed but extremely informative and tightly run tour. Wow. Would recommend 10/10. Must do while in this area.
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G4151pznicolek
Sep 14, 2024
Excellent Tour 10/10 - This was such an amazing tour! Very personable and historical. I’ve learned so much about the Greek culture and Kalamata olives and have a new found respect for the olive oil making process.
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Zai_l
Sep 13, 2024
A highlight of our Greece trip - My friends and I (all of us in our 30s) absolutely LOVED this tour. Dimitria was so charming, interactive, knowledgeable and fun. The tour is not only picturesque with beautiful scenery, it really brings you knowledge in a fun way. The food at the end was also fanstasic. We all couldn’t stopped talking about how this was a highlight of our 2-week trip in Greece. Very recommended for all age groups!
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Nigelr740
Sep 6, 2024
Superb 6 STAR Experience - Dimitra was an lovely guide. Her knowledge of all things olive was brilliant. The whole tour was fun and interesting. The winery we visited had really nice wines. We learned a lot about olives, the trees, fruit,culture, history and olive oil. The olive oil tasting was very informative as she is an expert olive oil taster and evaluator. The lunch was delicious. The whole experience is highly recommended and if you are anywhere within a few hours drive, not to be missed.
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Bigtrip08
Aug 26, 2024
Fantastic Day - Our family had a wonderful day! We loved learning all about olives and touring the olive oil mills. Dimitra was super engaging - even our 11 and 13 year old kids were into it. Our favorite part was the olive oil tasting and the delicious Greek meal made with fresh, local ingredients. This tour was a highlight of our vacation!
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