Athens: Olive Oil Mill Tour with Tasting and Snacks

Discover the story of olive oil on a guided tour of an olive mill in Athens. Learn about the production process, taste premium extra virgin olive oils, and enjoy traditional Cretan snacks.
Dive into a unique olive oil experience in the heart of Athens, just steps from the Acropolis Museum. Discover the story of Greece's most treasured ingredient through mythology, history, production, and tasting in one immersive journey. Learn about the sacred connection between the goddess Athena and the olive tree, and how olive oil shaped ancient Greek civilization.

Enjoy a short guided 5-minute walk to the picturesque Agia Fotini courtyard before stepping inside a real working urban olive mill. Discover how the renowned Koroneiki olive is cultivated and follow the complete olive oil-making process, from grove to bottle, while learning the secrets behind premium extra virgin olive oil.

Finish your experience with a guided tasting of premium extra virgin olive oils, where you'll discover how to identify exceptional quality through aroma, flavor, and sensory characteristics.

The tasting is paired with authentic Cretan delicacies, including the island's iconic dakos, which each guest prepares personally under the step-by-step guidance of our expert. Using traditional barley rusks, freshly crushed tomatoes, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, oregano, sea salt flakes, and the Pallada extra virgin olive oil of their choice, you'll experience firsthand how different olive oils can completely transform the same dish.

This interactive activity not only offers a delicious taste of Greece but also provides practical knowledge and tasting skills you can easily recreate at home. The experience concludes with a generous olive oil spread featuring carefully selected local specialties, celebrating the rich flavors and traditions of Crete.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.