Olive oil

Spend a day immersed in Calabrian rural tradition with local restaurateurs Antonio & Sandra. Meet the family "farmer", Antonio's father, who will guide you through this olive-oil making tradition — from gathering olives with traditional nets to watching them transform into oil — a hands-on experience that celebrates the deep bond between people, family, land, and tradition. After the harvest, relax with a countryside picnic beneath the olive trees, enjoying local products in perfect harmony with nature. To conclude, you'll enjoy a taste of freshly pressed olive oil and local olives, paired with a glass of regional wine. Location: San Nicola Arcella, Calabria (5.3 km from Scalea ~ 6 minutes) Highlights: Olive picking. Rustic picnic under the olive trees (featuring local products). Tasting of freshly pressed olive oil. Glass of local wine.

An authentic family-style experience, harvesting olives! Begin your day with morning tea at La Piazzetta with Giuseppe before heading into the family olive groves to immerse yourself in the age-old tradition of picking olives. Together you'll enjoy an olive-themed lunch paired with a bottle of local wine, before going to see how olive oil is made. You'll then receive a little bottle of oil to take home as a symbol of your day spent soaking-in the beauty of simple rural life and customs. Location: Grisolia (Scalo), Calabria (9.3 km from Scalea ~ 12 minutes) Highlights: Snack at Giuseppe's Kiosk (InfoPoint). Full day of olive harvesting + demonstration of olive oil production. Small bottle of olive oil to take home. Olive-inspired lunch + one bottle of local wine.

Experience one of Calabria’s most cherished rural traditions. Join Luciano in the fields for day of olive harvesting, learning the secrets of this ancient agricultural practice as you work among the trees and soak-in the fresh countryside air. After the harvest, enjoy a rustic lunch right in the fields — just has the family of farmers have always done! A simple, heartfelt meal that celebrates the true flavours of the land. A unique experience that honours Calabrian culture, tradition, and the joy of gathering together. Location: Orsomarso, Calabria (9.8 km from Scalea ~ 13 minutes) Highlights: Olive harvesting in the countryside with agricultural farmers. Rustic lunch in the fields.

Experience the tradition of olive harvesting with Vincenzo at Vigreen! You'll begin your day among the olive trees, picking olives by hand just as generations of Calabrian farmers have done. After the harvest, enjoy a delicious outdoor lunch surrounded by nature and the peaceful countryside. To end the day, you'll visit the local olive mill to watch the fascinating process of transforming freshly picked olives into extra virgin olive oil — freshly pressed and ready to taste! Location: Santa Domenica Talao, Calabria (10 km from Scalea ~ 17 minutes) Highlights: Hand-harvest olives in the olive grove. Outdoor lunch under the trees. Visit to a local olive mill + olive oil tasting. Transport available on request.

Discover the journey of olive oil from a farmer's perspective — tree to table! Your day begins in the countryside with Stefania, where you’ll harvest olives just as farmers have done for generations, laying nets beneath the trees and gathering the fresh fruits. Once the sacks are ready, we’ll head to the olive mill to watch the extraction process up close and see how olives transform into precious extra virgin olive oil. We end with the simplest and most delicious finale: a tasting of fresh oil enjoyed over a warm plate of garlic and olive oil pasta — a rustic dish that captures the heart of Calabrian country life. A journey into the authentic flavours of the land and the millennia-old tradition of olive oil. Location: Marcellina, Calabria (7.7 km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes) Highlights: Olive harvesting using traditional nets + family methods. Visit to the olive mill. Tasting of freshly pressed olive oil. Country-style lunch: pasta with garlic & fresh olive oil.

A day that smells of earth, tradition, and freshly pressed olive oil at Frantoio Carrozzino, producers of extra virgin olive oil since 1960. Join Salvatore in his family's olive groves, harvesting olives just as his grandparents once did — among branches, nets, and stories. Mid-morning, you'll stop for a simple authentic picnic lunch, inspired by the meals Salvatore's father used to bring to the fields. Then you'll head to the olive oil mill, where you'll follow the process as the olives transform into precious extra virgin olive oil. To conclude, enjoy a tasting of the freshly produced oil and take home a small bottle — a delicious memento of your day in the Calabrian countryside. Location: Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria (24.8km from Scalea ~ 30 minutes) Highlights: Olive harvest in the countryside. Lunch break with traditional packed lunch "as it used to be". Visit to the olive oil mill + explanation of the production process. Tasting of freshly produced oil. Small bottle of olive oil to take home.

Welcome to the olive mill! Here, you will be welcomed by Salvatore as if you were stepping into his parents’ home — with simplicity, warmth, and pride in a tradition carried forward for two generations (and dating back even earlier, thanks to our ancestors). Salvatore will share with you how olive oil comes to life, step by step, from the harvest to the pressing. Then comes the best part: the tasting! You’ll sample extra virgin olive oil together with a selection of uniquely flavoured, aromatic oils — each one a little surprise for the palate. A heartfelt introduction to a family tradition that continues to thrive. Location: Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria (24.8 km from Scalea ~ 30 minutes) Highlights: Introduction to the family’s history and olive mill tradition. Explanation of the olive oil production process. Tasting of extra virgin and flavoured oils. Opportunity to purchase products.

Discover the secrets of Calabria’s “liquid gold” with a guided visit to Salvatore’s family olive mill. Step by step, Salvatore will walk you through each stage of olive oil production, sharing stories, techniques, and traditions passed down through generations. After the tour, enjoy a tasting of the extra virgin olive oil — a true expression of our land’s flavour and character. Before you say goodbye, you'll receive a small bottle of oil to take home, a delicious memento of your experience. Location: Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria (24.8 km from Scalea ~ 30 minutes) Highlights: Guided visit of the olive mill + olive oil production process. Tasting of extra virgin olive oil. Small bottle of olive oil to take home.

You're invited to celebrate the end of the olive oil season with us! Join Salvatore and the Frantoio Carrozzino family for a special moment where we celebrate a year's work and taste the freshly produced olio novello (new olive oil). You'll begin with an explanation of the olive oil production cycle, to discover the secrets behind every drop of this liquid gold. Then it's time for the tasting: you'll taste the new olive oil and enjoy our crispelle — fried, hot, and so delicious! Before you leave, you’ll receive a small bottle of olive oil to take home as a tasty keepsake from this joyful celebration. Location: Belvedere Marittimo, Calabria (24.8km from Scalea ~ 30 minutes) Highlights: End-of-season olive harvest celebration. Introduction to the olive oil production cycle. Tasting of freshly pressed new olive oil. Sampling of traditional crispelle. Small bottle of olive oil to take home.