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A working mill takes half an hour to explain everything a label never will: whole fruit crushed, warmed, spun, and green oil off the spout. The 15 below are the presses that let visitors in, priced, timed, and clear about which ones actually run outside the autumn harvest.
Ride Crete’s mountain trails to an olive mill, abandoned village, and Fodele, with tastings, views, local stories, and friendly guides.
“The most amazing experience. Amazing sight seeing. The best guide we have ever had. Our guide Stan knew everything about the village and gave us a tour aswell as riding the quads through very scenic routes. We would definitely recommend!!”
Visit three Maipú wineries and an olive oil factory from Mendoza, with bilingual guides, tastings, hotel pickup, and excellent value.
“Great fun trip through 3 different vineyards tasting plenty of different types of wine including Malbec. And some really nice olive oil in the end. Learned a lot about the wine making process as well. Transport was organised really well to the different places. Highly recommend.”
Review of a Crete day tour from Heraklion to Knossos, Zeus Cave, mountain villages, olive oil mills, windmills, and local food stops.
“Mike was a brilliant guide who was enormously attentive and knowledgeable. His enthusiasm kept my kids engaged and they haven't stopped talking about the "best tour ever"! A fantastic way to get an insight into Crete.”
Tour Corfu’s ancient olive groves, visit The Governor Olive Mill, and learn to taste award-winning oil with Greek food and local guides.
“The whole experience was knowledgeable and tasty. The driver we had was also great. Showed us things along the drive.”
Review of Crete’s Lasithi Plateau tour, with Zeus Cave, Vidiani Monastery, Krasi village, olive mill, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“This was an absolutely brilliant excursion. Our guide Tania was very informative and always on hand to answer questions. I like her sassy attitude and while very kind and considerate she doesn't put up with any nonsense either. When managing a group of people this is super important. Our driver handled the mountain roads and 900M climb like a boss. He turned corners, tight squeezes and hairpin bends in such large transportation that I would fear in a car. I enjoyed every single aspect of the tour. There is a service happening in the monastery but it is permissible to quietly enter the back of the church to say a…”
Review of Crete’s Lassithi, Zeus Cave, olive farm, and Knossos tour, with costs, walking advice, timing, food, guides, and value.
“Zula (not sure of spelling) who was our guide was brilliant. She was eccentric, engaging and super friendly. The trip was great as they sent a car to pick us up from our hotel which is in the mountains, to take us to the coach. Air con + time to shop at each spot and use the loo, then a really informative engaging last stop in Knossos. Thank you Zula and Nikos, our driver!”
Review of a 7-hour Crete tour from Agios Nikolaos to Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, Kritsa, olive oil tastings, pottery, and lunch.
“Petra was our tour guide and she was amazing! We were able to learn so much about the culture of Crete and I felt as if we were able to see parts of Crete that we wouldn't have known about on our own. We only had one full day to explore Crete and I am so happy that we chose this excursion.”
Explore Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, Cretan villages, olive oil, pottery, and a family taverna lunch on a small-group Land Rover tour.
“What a great day for my family. Michael was a brilliant guide, who was able to talk us through so many Cretan topics, from the geography, history, plants, animals and Greek mythology. The car was very clean and comfortable for the journey. We loved the goats particularly and the olive oil tasting taught about the process of making olive oil and what to look out for in good oil (I hope that we have enough space in our suitcase). I loved watching my daughter make a vase and buying souvenirs in the stunning villages we stopped in. The Cretan meal was lovely and set in a beautiful location. We would…”
Tour a family-run olive factory near Tavira, taste olives, wine, cheese and local treats, and learn how Algarve olives are prepared.
“Lovely tour of this family run operation which explained everything there is to know about olives - which is a lot more than you think! The tasting was generous and well laid out and our party of 6 - aged 1 to 67 all had a very enjoyable afternoon.”
Tour Bardolino’s Olio Viola mill, learn Lake Garda olive oil traditions, and taste four oils with local snacks for $31.
Tour a family-run olive factory near Tavira, learn how table olives are prepared, then taste Portuguese oils, cheese, bread, wine, and more.
“Very informative, inspiring to see the amount of work between 3 ladies. Really enjoyed our tour today.”
Tour a 400-year-old olive oil mill in Sóller, learn traditional Mallorcan production methods, and enjoy a generous tasting of local foods.
“The guided tasting tour is well-worth doing on a trip to Soller. It's really interesting to learn more about the process of making olive oil and to hear how this family is keeping the tradition alive in Majorca.”
Review of Corfu’s Governor Olive Mill tour, with olive oil tasting, ancient groves, the 1,500-year-old Mitera tree, and practical booking tips.
“We really loved this tour of a family run business. It was informative and well run. The tasting was good and they have a nice gift shop.”
Review of a private Crete tour combining Knossos, Lasithi Plateau villages, olive oil, pottery, wine, local food, and mountain views.
“If you are thinking about booking, DO IT. This was an amazing experience! I would recommend this tour to anyone. Spyros allowed us to his summer home to see his vast garden. We went into the village and had coffee, and even met one of his friends who hosted us in his home to learn about his family history and eat fresh melon from his garden. We also had a traditional lunch near the plateau. My boyfriend and I shared three dishes, the dakos, wine leaves (made with zucchini flower blooms), and the Moussaka. All of which were delicious, but I can’t get the dakos or the wine leaves out…”
Review of Crete’s Zeus Cave, villages, olive oil factory, Lasithi Plateau, lunch, and Knossos tour from Heraklion.
“Our guide Starvos was so full of energy.He kept us engaged all day long with fun,laughter and information.”
A press, a grove, a museum or a bench with six oils on it.
