THE OLIVE ROUTES
Olive Tours & Tasting
in Messinia
OPEN UP.TASTE.FEEL!
The history, the soul, the tradition, the gastronomy of Messinia are revealed though the Olive oil paths… enjoy a unique experience in our endless olive groves filled with the wisdom, the flavor and the aroma of Peloponnese.
Olive oil Mill Tour
Light Meal Included
A guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit of our own Olive oil Mill in the heart of Androusa and ends up with a revealing olive oil tasting seminar accompanied with small gourmet olive oil dishes.The history, the soul, the tradition, the gastronomy of Messinia are reveled .. >>
The Castle olive tour
Light Meal Included
A fun and informative olive oil tour that starts with a relaxing olive walk inside the 13th century castle of Androusa, marveling the endless Messinian olive valley, continues with a οlive oil mill visit and ends up with a revealing olive oil tasting workshop by certified olive oil... >>
The Olive Grove tour
Light Meal Included
A half day olive oil tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, the olive walk, inside an olive grove with perennial olive trees, the olive oil mill visit, and ends up with an revealing olive oil tasting seminar in the olive mill.... >>
The Olive Oil & Wine Tour
Light Meal Included
A half day tour that introduces you to the most important products of the area: olive oil and wine. It starts with a relaxing walk through an ancient olive grove and a traditional vineyard, then we visit a multi-awarded winery and an olive oil mill. The tour finishes with a revealing olive... >>
The Olive Harvest tour
tour available November-February
A 3h guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, the harvesting of the perennial olive trees, the olive mill visit to produce fresh olive oil, and ends up with a revealing olive oil & Kalamata olives tasting accompanied local goods.>>
The Olive Harvest tour
A 3h guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, the harvesting of the perennial olive trees, the olive mill visit to produce fresh olive oil, and ends up with a revealing olive oil & Kalamata olives tasting accompanied local goods >>
The Olive Grove tour
A 3h guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, the olive walk though our Olive grove, the olive oil mill visit, and ends up with an revealing olive oil tasting seminar in the olive mill accompanied with small gourmet olive oil ... >>
Olive oil Mill Tour
A guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit of our own Olive oil Mill in the heart of Androusa and ends up with a revealing olive oil tasting seminar accompanied with small gourmet olive oil dishes.The history, the soul, the tradition, the gastronomy of Messinia are reveled .. >>
The Bike olive tour
A 3h guided Olive oil & bike tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, the biking tour to the Olive grove & the perennial olive tree, the olive oil mill visit, and ends up with an revealing olive oil tasting seminar... >>
The Castle olive tour
A guided Olive oil tour that starts with the visit at the magnificent 13th century castle of Androusa, a 30’ olivewalk in a hidden path across the castle outer wall and ends up with an revealing olive oil tasting seminar in the olive mill accompanied with small gourmet olive oil... >>
The Dreamed olive tour
Your olive dreams become our purposePlan an olive grove picnic with yours friends Request a chef to prepare a romantic dinner at the olive grove Plan your own bike tour and combine it with nearby sightseeing such as Monasteries & Churches... >>
Olive oil extraction & Olive oil mill
In the center of the village named Androusa, is located our Olive Oil press mill for more than 120 years. Book your visit, taste one of the best olive oils of the area, “a messiniako”, and find out all the stages of the extraction, the storage and standardization process of the extra virgin olive oil, in the past and nowadays.
Our factory spans over 4.000,00 m2 on a privately owned land, located 20kms from Kalamata, in the Southern part of mainland Greece. The total surface area of industrial space is 1500 m2, which includes offices, storage facilities and a production area. Read More>>
Olive oil Tasting Seminar and local Gastronomy
Τhe dining table, in the olive oil mill, is filled with the special blue olive oil tasting glasses and you are about to become a tasting expert! Taste the extra virgin olive oil of “Koroneiki” Variety and learn about its organoleptic characteristics…
All the reading in the world isn’t going to mean a thing unless you can connect it to the sensory experience—the aroma and taste of olive oil. Sip the oil straight from little blue glasses and hold it like holding your coffee cup from your favorite café. Read more >>
Nearby Landmarks
Androusa Messinias, is not only known for the high quality extra virgin olive oil, but also for the history, the tradition and the culture of the area. Combine your visit in the olive routes with sightseeing some of the most important cultural monuments of Messinia. Only 300m away from our Olive oil mill, is located the Castle of Androusa and in only 10 minutes drive you can visit the city of Ancient Messene or the magnificent Andromonastiro.
In only 10 minutes drive from our Olive Groves you can visit the city of Ancient Messene.
The castle was built sometime after 1250 by the ruler of the Principality of Achaea Guillaume II de Villehardouin.
The impressive Monastery “Andromonastiro”
A monastic complex with fortifications and one defensive tower. It is abandoned for more than a century.
Androusa Messinias
theoliveroutes@gmail.com
+30 6937101215
Androusa Messinias
theoliveroutes@gmail.com
Tel: +30 6937101215