Olive Oil Tasting & Lemon Experience In Syracuse, Sicily

We booked directly with the business and they arranged for a taxi to pick us up with our luggage which they stored for us during the tour. We opted for a one hour tour plus the tasting and it was just us and one other person. It was the perfect amount of time and the tasting was a wonderful experience. We also got to pick our own lemons which we kept and used in drinks at our hotel. They arranged for a taxi to bring us to the train station when the tour was finished. It is less than 30 minutes from Ortigia so unlike some of the other options, you don't spend a lot of time traveling for the tour if you are staying in the area.

We visited Oleificio Oliva and tasted their "Favola" extra virgin olive oil. Unfortunately, the experience was disappointing in every respect: the oil did not suit our taste, the welcome was not what we had hoped for, and the facilities left a poor impression overall. All in all, it is not an experience we would repeat or recommend to others. Furthermore, in the mill’s yard, there was a pile of wet olive pomace dumped directly on the ground without any containment. A large pool of dark liquid—likely vegetation wastewater—had formed around it and was spreading across the pavement toward the edges of the area. It was a sight that reflected a clear lack of care and proper management, and we have reported the matter to ARPA (the Regional Environmental Protection Agency).

A lovely location, facility, surrounded by ancient lemon & olive trees. The staff were friendly & informative. The tasting was fun, informative & tasty. Only negative was when the owner arrived, sidelined the staff & went into a rant about the state of the olive oil industry. Her comments were valid but went on too long!

Great explanation of olive oil process and tasting. Very accommodating and helpful with the two 80+ year old family members we had with us!

A really nice, informative visit. We visited the lemon grove and learned quite a bit about growing lemons. There is no olive grove here, but a few olive trees sufficed to also understand the key things about growing and picking olives. The mill is not active this time of year, however a video and a clear explanation helped. The tasting was the best part, including trying lemons. Miriam was very nice and answered all our questions. Our teenage kids liked it a lot too, not just adults.

Different tour to try it if you have done all of the touristy stuff. Loved getting to learn more about this small business and the production of olive oil and understanding the flavor that complements different foods. Would definitely recommend.

Veronica the guide was very good. We had a nice tour of the farm then tasted five different olive oils. Recommend!

We are farmers from England near Oxford. We wanted to take the opportunity to learn more about extra virgin olive oil. This we certainly did. We were looked after very well at each stage of the presentation and the information and tasting was revealing sitting in the building where they process and package the product.. We came away with a much better understanding of the boundaries of what is involved. The premises were clean and professional and as we learnt hygiene is an essential part of the production. The owner and her farther were also there and she supported and added to her colleagues presentations. There is a range of product you can buy so we can be reminded of our experience. The surrounding area looks like it is productive and prosperous. We would recommend the visit to anyone who feels they are interested.

Unforgettable Olive Oil Experience! The staff was incredibly knowledgeable about olives and the production process. We were fortunate to have the owner, Francesca, personally guide us through the tour and tasting — her passion and expertise made the experience truly special. The tasting itself was exceptional, featuring a variety of mini side dishes including olives, fresh bread, grapes, and cheese. We never realized the depth and complexity of flavor in Extra Virgin Olive Oil until this visit. A truly memorable and enriching experience!

My boyfriend and I were the only people on the olive tour. Noemi was our guide and she explained everything in detailled and she answered all our questions with knowledge, charme and patience as we had plenty 😉 you can really tell that it's a family runned business as the owner has put a lot of effort and charme into it, to make this place a Bio and environmental friendly olive and lemon farm. We enjoyed the tour and in the end we tasted 4 different kinds of olive oil which also came with some olives, bread and cheese. It was really worth it, we would highly recommend!

Really enjoyed learning about olive oil production as well as the lemon business they have. The tasting was informative with 4 different oils. Recommend!

What a unique experience for food lovers! It has really opened our eyes to the world of olive oils and made us appreciate the efforts put into producing them. We enjoyed the tasting of four different oils and learning how each can be used in food preparation.

I cannot recommend this tour enough! Not only was it informative, but the tastings will blow your mind! Compared ours when we got back to the States, no comparison! Our future olive oil will be coming from farm Olivia. Love it's organic and the freshness!

Very lovely tour and tasting. The guide is very friendly and tells you everything about the production process. Unfortunately we didn’t visit the plantation itself and the actual production process doesn’t start until next week, so we couldn’t see it. The oil tasting is very nice; all the oils you are going to taste are great. After all: a great experience!

Short term booking was with no problem and the day after our request for an English tour we visited the mill. Just the two of us, we were warmly welcomed and got a lot of interesting information about extra vergine olive oil and the process of manufacturing. We also booked the visit of the lemon trees which we did not regret. We could ask all our questions and never had the feeling that we run out of time. At the end we had a delicious tasting of their different extra vergine oils with homemade traditional bread, olives, cheese, jam, …. We appreciated the opportunity to look behind the curtain of manufacturing extra vergine olive oil and get all the information absolut its varieties! Recommendable for every consumer of olive oil! The team of the farm has arranged us a wonderful time to remember! We were well taken care of!!

Great experience learning about olive oil production and tasting olive oils. We really enjoyed the private tour and the chance to ask questions and learn about what they do. They went above and beyond what was expected and even got in a car to come find us when we took a wrong turn on the way there!

We really enjoyed our tour and learned a lot. Corrado was an amazing guide & it was really great to try the several varieties of olive oil at the end. We had a hard time deciding which oil to bring home. I’d recommend this tour!

Cute little tour with interstate information and sympathetic tour guide. And of course such a great taste! The oils are really delicious. Thank you so much!

We went to the farm for a delicious lunch and tasting the people were so wonderful the oil delicious..we were shown how the oil was made very interesting... purchased a lot of oil and shipped it home some for myself and some for gifts...

So pleased we did this, it was incredibly interesting and we learnt a lot about olive oil. The tasting after the tour was fun and a great idea.

Excellent experience with thorough and thoughtful explanations and your of the olive and citrus orchards. The tasting was delicious, high quality oils. Highly recommend a visit, a short twenty minutes from Syracuse.

Excellent explanation and awesome experience the whole was great and interesting. The guide spoke real clear and understandable

Federica offered a wonderful guided experience to this olive and lemon farm. We had a beautiful walk through the trees where she explained the plants, and then we could see the production facilities after. This was followed by a guided tasting of their olive oils with some paired food products so we could experiment with pairings! We loved the experience and left feeling much more knowledgeable about olive oil. We look forward to ordering their products to our home, all we’re excellent!

Would definitely revomend, only takes an hour and it's super informative, the staff is very nice and the tasting was delicious.

We visited the mill & groves today. What a beautiful place, easy to find in the Syracuse countryside. Francesca was a most welcoming guide, happily answering our many questions! The tasting was also a treat, we understand so much more about oil production & how to choose good quality oil at home. So happy we visited.

This was a wonderful tour and tasting of excellent local Olive oil. The oil was paired with several little food samples. I highly recommend this tour!

A very, very beautiful surprise. A welcome and a tour with comments and explanations of very high quality, and what can I say about the tasting session. It was perfect!

A wonderfully ecologically run farm with olive and citrus trees in mixed culture. The olives are harvested by hand and pressed cold in a gentle process. The greatest emphasis is placed on quality. All processes of further processing into the high-quality olive oils have been explained and described in great detail, and the individual processes on the respective special machines have been explained. The open-minded friendly staff and the owner answered all the questions of the group in detail. At the tasting you can taste very much the differences of the individual variants and anyway to the common olive oils from the supermarkets. It was a very informative and interesting tour for me, which I can only recommend to anyone interested in high-quality olive oil!!

Never experienced anything like it. The family puts so much passion into your work, the products have overwhelmed us! I can only recommend everyone to take this with them. Thanks again to the team!

One of the best oil experiences in Sicily. A delicious and award-winning oil. Very interesting visit. I highly recommend it!

We were very well received for a guided tour and tasting of organic oils: very nice experience excellent welcome. We recommend this experience to test olive oils.

Superbe, Noemi, en plus de son charme, transmet à merveille les processus conduisants à la fabrication de leur huile d’olive. Une ferme familiale dans un décor superbe !!! La dégustation est accompagnée de produits d’une grande qualité !! Et les différentes variétés d’huiles sont tout simplement somptueuses !! Encore merci Noemi pour ce moment 🙂

Friendly welcome, an interesting tour that does not take too long. Rounded off with a tasting session of their delicious olive oil. Highly recommended!

Original and fun activity to do. Explanations of all the operation and tasting. The young man is very friendly!

Francesca runs the company impeccably, with a huge love for her land and its products. You can recognize his passion when he talks about his plants and products. The visit was very interesting and the oil tasting a joy for all the senses. Thanks Francesca!!

During our holidays in Sicily we had the opportunity to discover the oil tasting experience and it was a truly unique experience that we recommend to everyone! First of all the explanation of the production process, very interesting and made even more so by our guide. And finally a tasting with flakes, not only of oil but of local specialties! Therefore, for those who want to try something different from the usual, tasting is highly recommended!