Olive Oil Tour And Visit To Belchite Old Town

This was a brilliant trip. Jorge was so well informed, with excellent English and a thoughtful manner that really enhanced our trip. He also gave us an excellent lunch recommendation for afterwards.The process of olive oil extraction was fascinating and the trip around Belchite very informative. The history is heart breaking but very helpful to understand more of the situation of those most affected.

Marta was a great guide to Belchite and the olive oil production. Highly recommended and Marta had great English.

Marta P was our guide- she did a fantastic job- highly recommend . Marta was very well educated and informed-

We love doing a private tour and this was no exception. Our guide Jorge was fantastic. Very knowledgeable, easy to understand and willing to even make a stop for coffee. The olive oil tour was really interesting but so too was the Belchite town. Extremely sad event but so interesting to see and understand what happened.

Jorge and Marta were wonderful guides and very knowledgeable. We enjoyed the delicious olive oil and the historical experience of Belchite - a timely reminder of how things can go wrong during polarized times. The 500 year old olive tree was a gift to see.

If you book thinking this is a private tour as we did you might be disappointed as we had to share the tour with another couple which made the seating arrangements in the car provided some what uncomfortable

We had a great time with Marta, our private tour guide. The visit to the olive oil factory was excellent and much better than I expected it would be. They had a great video with an interesting story and the company representative answered a lot of questions and gave us a lot of insights. They had to substitute another winery due to issues beyond their control. The small family owned business was interesting made us feel very welcome. Very generous with meat and cheese at the tasting. Marta was great and we soon felt like we were on road trip with a good friend. If you are a fan of history, I would certainly explore the possibility of combining the olive oil tour with a visit to the Belchite ghost town. We haven’t done it, but it’s something I’m going to look into next visit. Highly recommend you consider using these folks for your tours out of Zaragosa.

Marta picked us up from the hotel & took us to Belchite Old Town. She was was very personable & an excellent tour guide. She provided a lot of information on the Civil War & the battles around the area. She was also able reply to any questions we had. A great day out & highly recommended.

Marta gives an outstanding tour !! The Olive Tasting was interesting and I really like the EVOO I chose after learning about different varieties. Stepping back in time to the Spanish Civil War in 1937 was very informative and well presented. Marta made sure I understood the presentations that are in Spanish, I highly recommend this tour.

This was a wonderful tour of an olive oil facility and of the ruins of the town of Belchite, dating to the Spanish Civil War in 1938. The tour of the olive oil facility was interesting but the main draw for me was Belchite and the Civil War history. Jorge picked us up at the hotel along with another couple, and drove us to the tour locations. He was very interesting, knowledgeable, and personable. We very much enjoyed the day!

When I visited the olive oil press, they were in the middle of the harvest so I was able to see the collection and pressing of the olives first hand. I also had the pleasure of seeing the oldest olive tree in the region on a beautiful, secluded farm. However, the highlight of the trip was the old Belchite town. If you are interested in the history of the Spanish Civil War, this is something you need to see. Jorge, my tour guide, was excellent - he answered my (many) questions about the history of Spain and its current affairs. Highly recommended. Thank you!

Having now completed tours and activities in both Madrid and Barcelona, this was the surprise tour that far exceeded our expectations. We set up this tour with an interest in seeing what the olive oil process is like. That part of the tour was fascinating! We got to walk amongst the olive trees, go through the production facility, and taste and buy some delicious oils! Following the olive oil tour, we went to the ruins of Belchite. Not being from Spain, we were not aware of the historic significance of Belchite. The tour of the ruins from Spanish Civil War was incredible and touching. Jorge taught us so much during the stroll through old Belchite. We purposefully stopped in Zaragoza on our way from Madrid to Barcelona to see the Aragon region and ended up having one of our favorite tours while in Spain. While in Zaragoza, this tour is highly recommended.

TLDR version: highly recommend My partner and I don’t often do tours but seeing we didn’t have a car and are big olive oil fans we decided to take the plunge. Luckily Jorge is such a genuine person and a brilliant guide any fear the tour would be a bit overdone faded immediately. The olive press tour was great, not some Disneyland type thing. I can imagine it’s quite a lively affair during the harvest (more winter). Being out of season we got a commentated tour of the machinery and process along with a video of the factory in action at the end (English subs). The oil at the end was obviously delicious. The highlight of the tour however was our trip to Belchite. Totally unexpected as it wasn’t even on our radar but is an incredibly interesting if a little sad place. Once you stepped through the gates to the old city it felt like you were walking back in time.

Jorge is a wonderful guide. Excellent knowledge of Zarrahoza and surrounding area as well as other regions. He is a foody. Arranged for us to enjoy the best tapas we've had to date in Zarragoza and a list of food references for Sam Sebastian. The tour provided historical insight we would not have gained otherwise. My appreciation of the Spanish Civil War came through the writing of people like Hemingway and Neruda. The local tour guide at Belchite gave an impassioned explanation of the towns destruction, twice no less, which Jorge passed on to us in English. The olive tree that is hundreds of years old is a site to see. The press operations were interesting and contributing greatly to my appreciation of the region. I highly recommend the tour to everyone.

We joined the Olive Oil and Belchite Tour in October 2019. The guide picked us up in his very comfortable car at our Hotel and drove us to Belchite .On the way we had a short stroll through an Olive grove to see a 300 year old Olive tree ,plus a historic hilltop Monastery before arriving at Belchite . We took a tour of a local Olive Factory and then went on a guided tour of old Town of Belchite which was severely damage during the Spanish Civil War . All of the components of this half day tour were very interesting and worthwhile but I have to say the Tour is not that well set up for English Speakers . The guided Tour of the Olive Oil Factory is conducted in Spanish ( translated by Our Tour guide) and the Tour of Belchite is conducted in Spanish also . There are English audio guides available but if these get out of sequence you miss a lot of the information. I think this important tour could be improved a lot by the provision of a printed handout or email which provides good quality information in English of the main points of the Tour . This comment is intended to be constructive and I hope it will be useful

This is a good but not inexpensive way to see Belchite. Jorge provides very comfortable transport, door-to-door service and good background and can tailor the tour to the interests of the group. The olive oil production visit is interesting and the owner who leads it is very knowledgeable. Belchite is a stark reminder of the horrors of war -particularly civil war- and it was good to have Jorge’s additional translation on top of the English audio guide. Certainly others who arrived without a guide missed a lot.

The tour met all our expectations. We were lucky enough to be joined by your guide Jorge, who explained everything perfectly and took all our suggestions. He was an exceptional guide. Thank you very much

Tour in Belchite. Excellent activity both Historic to see a town destroyed by the Spanish civil and cultural war by appreciating the manufacture of oblivion oil from the olive tree to the delight of the taste of oil on the palate. Excellent guide, I recommend it without reservation. Gilda Pacheco, Costa Rica