VISIT TO OLIVE GROVES AND MILL, INCLUDING OIL TASTING SESSION
The route lasts 2 hours
Minimum required for reservation: 2 persons
Meeting Point: Hacienda Merrha. Ctra. Viso-Tocina (SE 3201), Km. 2 41520 El Viso del Alcor (Seville), transportation not included
Schedule: Every day at 12:00 (noon)
Includes: Guided visit and olive oil tasting
Languages: Spanish and English (consult us for other languages)
The legendary olive tree and olive oil made from its fruits have accompanied the history of humanity. From its beginning, the olive tree and its fruits have been present in the history of man; both in sacred rituals and in everyday life, olive oil has been used not only to enrich food but also in massage and beauty techniques.
The various tools used for harvesting and processing olives, discovered by archaeologists in numerous excavation sites throughout the Mediterranean area, as well as in many passages of the Bible and the Koran, prove the historical importance of the olive and its oil.
The origin of the cultivation of olives is not clear. Its origins could be in the oleaster, a thorny bush with small fruits, of little use to man, but found extensively in the Mediterranean climate. On the other hand, some believe that in the Copper Age (4000 B.C.), in the Near East, a variety of large and meaty fruits were created by making hybrids between African and Asian olive trees. The olive began to be used for culinary means immediately. The oil, obtained from the olives by primitive methods, was used for diverse purposes: as a food, as ointment, as lamp oil, etc. The same medicinal arts are based mainly in the application of olive oil on the body as well as concoctions for drinking. It’s interesting to note that, in Babylon, the doctor was known as “asu”, which means literally, “knowledgeable about oils”.
We will learn all of this history, and all about the legacy left by the Greeks and Romans on the Iberian Peninsula, in our guided tour of the Merrha (Basilippo) olive farm, where we will discover the process of olive harvesting and different oil types. The olive oil museum will give us an historical point of reference in terms of the original cultivation, and then we will put our senses to the test with a tasting session to learn the difference between different kinds of oils.
To know Basilippo olive oil is to know a special and celebrated brand, having won many prized and used by some of the best restaurants in the world.
Hacienda Merrha. Ctra. Viso-Tocina (SE 3201), Km. 2 41520 El Viso del Alcor (Seville)
Comfortable clothes
Guided visit and olive oil tasting
50% 7 Days before the date of the visit
100% 48 Hours before the date of the visit
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