Tuscany olive oil mill tour with tasting and lunch

Watch olives become oil, then taste what you've learned

A visit to an operating olive mill in Tuscany where you watch the production process from harvest to pressing, then taste the oils in the mill's tavern with bruschetta, regional cured meats, pecorino di Pienza and Cantucci paired with Tuscan red wine and Vin Santo. The tour runs about an hour and includes a guide in English or Italian.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit oil mill and taste local products

• Visit oil mill and learn production
• Watch audio-visual presentation
• Meet mill owners and collaborators
• Taste extra virgin olive oils
• Enjoy bruschetta with oils
• Taste local cold cuts and pecorino
• Drink Rosso di Montepulciano or Colli Senesi
• Try cantucci with Vin Santo
• Buy local products and oils

The experience

The mill itself is the classroom. You'll see how olives move from harvest to the press, both the traditional methods and the newer equipment side by side, with audio-visual materials and direct explanation from the owners and their staff. The point is not to stand and listen. It's to understand what makes the oils different, so when you taste them afterward, you know what you're tasting.

In the tavern inside the mill, you sit down to bruschetta topped with the oils you just watched being made, alongside Tuscan salami, pecorino di Pienza, and the region's characteristic Cantucci biscuits. A glass of Rosso di Montepulciano or Colli Senesi comes with the food, and Vin Santo with the Cantucci. The tasting is built around the mill's own products and the foods that pair with them, not a formal course.

You can buy the oils and other regional products (wines, more pecorino, cured meats, honey) before you leave. The mill is wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are nearby.

What’s included

• Mill visit with explanation of the olive oil production process.
• glass of Tuscan red wine.
• bottled water.
• tasting in the tavern with bruschetta, Tuscan salami, pecorino di Pienza, and Cantucci with Vin Santo.
• live guide in English or Italian.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to Saturday10 departure times: the first at 09:30, the last at 18:00

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (6 to 12 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Frantoio Tistarelli S.A.S Di Tistarelli Fausta

Is this one for you?The tour moves at a relaxed pace through the mill and into the tavern, with no walking beyond the production floor, and suits anyone who wants to understand how the oil is made before tasting it.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 12 years); Infant (under 6): free.

How long does the mill visit take?

The tour runs about an hour, from the production floor through the tasting in the tavern.

What exactly do I taste during the oil tasting?

You taste the mill's extra virgin oils on bruschetta, paired with Tuscan salami, pecorino di Pienza, a glass of Tuscan red wine, and Cantucci biscuits with Vin Santo.

Will a guide explain the oil-making process?

Yes, the owners and staff of the mill explain the production process as you walk through, with audio-visual materials to show how olives are pressed using both traditional and modern methods.

Can I buy oil and other products after the tasting?

The mill sells its own extra virgin oils and other regional products including wines, pecorino di Pienza, cured meats and honey.