15 Olive Oil Tastings with Lunch in Italy Worth the Detour

1.Lemon, Olive Oil and Wine Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 300 reviews · from $115Our pick

Spend four hours at La Masseria Farm with family guides such as Raffaele and Eugenio. Walk through olive and lemon groves, meet farm animals, visit the old oil mill and wine cellar, taste oils, honey, cheese, wine, and lemonade, then sit down to a homemade meal and limoncello.

“Very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide (Eugenio). He helped four senior women navigate hills and cobblestones in the rain with humor and kindness. Great fun and delicious meal after the tour. Fair prices for items they sold (olive oil, limoncello, etc.) highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Great Chianti Wine and Olive Oil Trail with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 160 reviews · 5 - 7 hours · from $104

Ride from Florence through the Chianti hills in a Mercedes minivan, stopping at three wineries, an olive oil mill, and Greve in Chianti. You’ll taste Chianti Classico and Supertuscan wines, learn from guides such as Francesco, Chiara, or Peter, and enjoy a three-course Tuscan lunch with wine pairings.

“It was an amazing day! We visited 3 wineries and at one saw the entire olive oil production -was so fascinating! Although wine was the main feature of the tour, seeing the olive oil being made was a massive highlight. In the middle of the tour, we briefly stopped at a small town speckled with terracotta cats and had just enough time for a coffee. Imo, the value matches. 10+ small glasses of wine, transit, and lunch. A lovely surprise was the community aspect. It was two groups of 8 and we were easily able to chat and laugh with one another. We felt slightly rushed at the 2nd winery…”

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3.Farm-to-Table Experience: Olive Oil, Garden Tour & Nonna’s Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $179

Travel from Sorrento to a multigenerational family farm with a guide such as Raffaele, Roberto, Claudia, or Klaudia. Walk among lemon and olive trees, taste farm products, then share Nonna’s seasonal lunch. Transport, tastings, drinks, water, and pickup from Sorrento are included. Current visits replace pizza making with lunch.

“From the moment we were picked up to the moment we were dropped off, what an experience! Seeing, smelling and tasting a working Italian farm was such a great time. Eating as a “family” after the tour was one to remember. Mama made everything piece of our delicious lunch and her love shown through.”

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4.Visit to the olive grove, oil tasting and lunch at the farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $78

At Terra Surti near Sortino, you’ll visit a family-run olive mill, learn how Sicilian oil is grown and made, and taste extra virgin oil with local specialties. The two-hour visit includes bruschetta, pesto, olives, cheese, salami, seasonal pizzolo, dessert, water, and wine. You may also get to pick olives.

“Very informative tour about growing and production of Olive Oil in Sicily. An authentic experience at a farm with its own olive press. Lunch was tasty too and a generous amount.”

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5.Private Pompeii Tour with lunch and Olive Oil Factory Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $528

Stefania picks you up in Sorrento for an eight-hour private day combining Pompeii with an official guide and a visit to Frantoio Gargiulo. You’ll walk among old olive trees, taste extra virgin oil and local products, and enjoy a regional lunch on a terrace above the Bay of Naples. Transport, Wi-Fi, water, and hotel pickup are included.

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6.Abruzzo: Country Picnic in an Olive Grove at a Winery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $35Cheapest here

At Cantina Mazzarosa in Abruzzo, collect a picnic basket, choose a bottle of Trebbiano, Pecorino, Cerasuolo, or Montepulciano, then walk to the estate olive grove inside a nature reserve. You also tour the historic cellar, barrel room, and giant wine bottle. English and Italian support is available.

“BEL TOUR BEL PICNIC CON OTTIMI PRODOTTI PERSONALE CORTESE E COMPETENTE”

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7.2-Hour Picnic among the Olive Trees with Typical Abruzzese Products

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $36

Collect a picnic basket at Cantina Mazzarosa, choose a bottle of Trebbiano, Pecorino, Cerasuolo, or Montepulciano for two, then walk to the olive grove inside the Nature Reserve. Your two-hour visit also includes the historic cellar, barrel room, and giant 1,000-hectoliter wooden barrel. English is available.

“Our picnic among the Olive Trees transitioned into a wine tour and tasting due to cool weather. We loved the tour and history of the winery. It was really interesting tasting the wines. Especially, three different wines from the same grape. I have been to many tastings, this ranks right up at the top.”

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8.Erice & Marsala: Salt, Olive Oil & Wine with lunch included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $240

Spend a full day from Palermo in western Sicily, with independent time in medieval Erice, a farmhouse lunch with olive oil, a Marsala winery visit, wine tastings, and a stop at the Stagnone salt pans. English-speaking drivers such as Angelo, Francesco, or Marco may lead the day. The group is limited to seven.

“Our tour guide Francesco speaks very good English and is passionate in introducing everything to us. The tour is in general very relaxed with things to see, good food n purchases.”

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9.Olive harvest, visit to the oil mill and typical lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $120

At Terra Surti near Sortino, guide Federica leads you through centuries-old olive trees, explains Sicilian olive growing, and shows how fruit becomes extra virgin oil. In harvest season, you can use traditional tools, then taste the oil with bruschetta, cheeses, salami, pizzolo, dessert, wine, and water. The 3.5-hour visit begins and ends at the farm.

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10.Great Chianti Wine and Olive Oil Trail with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $162

Travel from Florence into Chianti Classico for an olive oil mill visit, three winery tastings, Greve in Chianti, and a three-course Tuscan lunch. You’ll ride in a Mercedes minibus with an English-speaking driver, learn about Sangiovese and local olive oil, and return to Florence after about seven hours. Semi-private groups of up to eight may be available with the selected option.

“Wonderful! Tour guide excellent as were the winery families! Don’t miss this trip!! Roads traveled can be a bit bumpy but our driver was excellent”

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11.San Vito dei Normani: Organic Picnic in Olive Grove

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Spend three hours in a Boho-style olive grove between Ostuni and San Vito dei Normanni. English- or Polish-speaking hosts provide a local organic charcuterie board, unlimited hydration, lawn games, hammocks, swings, and hanging chairs. Photoshoots, yoga, massages, and food workshops cost extra.

“O experienta minunata! Am comunicat foarte bine cu gazda, peisajul este de poveste.”

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12.Sardinian Olive Oil tasting & Picnic among the olive trees

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · 1 hour · from $81

At Sa Mola oleificio near Escolca, you’ll learn how four generations made olive oil, visit an ethnographic museum, and taste extra virgin and flavored oils with bread, pecorino, sausage, wine, and seasonal foods. The one-hour visit is capped at eight people and is offered in Italian or English.

“We took this tour while on vacation in Sardinia, accidentally missed our date but were graciously accommodated 2 days later. Guiseppe provided an excellent, most informative program on the olive trade and olive processing business. He was friendly, entertaining and provided answers to all of our questions about the olive industry. Olive oil and olive tasting coupled with local breads and sausage added completed an excellent experience. We enthusiastically recommend this tour”

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13.Winery Visit with Picnic in Olive Grove

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $59

Spend two hours at a family-run winery near San Gimignano, where you will taste wine, learn how Chianti, Vernaccia, and olive oil are made, then carry a picnic basket into the olive grove. Your basket includes wine, pappa al pomodoro, cold cuts, cheese, appetizers, water, dishes, and a blanket. English and Italian hosting is available.

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14.Amazing Lunch in organic Farm with Balsamic Vinegar Olive Oil truffle and Wine tasting Experience in Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You’ll leave Florence with a private English-speaking driver and visit Tenuta Casanova, where Silvano leads you through the cellar and old-vinegar room. Taste Chianti, Super Tuscans, olive oil, honey, truffle, and farm produce, then order lunch for €50 per person. Pickup is available from central Florence hotels and apartments.

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15.Picnic among the Olive Trees and Tasting of Oil and Local Flavors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $90

Meet in Montecatini Alto for a 2.5-hour taste of rural Tuscany. Nicola guides you through olive growing, harvesting, oil production, and tasting before a picnic of panzanella, pappa al pomodoro, ricotta, schiacciatine, and other local foods. Relax beneath the trees, take photos among olive groves and vineyards, and finish with wine or olive-leaf tea.

“Such a fun adventure!! Nicola was an excellent host, very knowledgeable, and a true delight! He educated us on the olive tree farm, olive oil harvesting, and processing followed by a tasting. Next we enjoyed a delicious picnic made by the family using local produce and wine from a local vineyard. The setting under a canopy in the olive tree farm was superb! A must do when in Tuscany!”

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