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Spanish gold:    OLIVE OIL                             Nov - March    workshop

OLIVE OIL in Andalusía, Málaga


How are ancient olive trees havested? How is olive oil made? What are some great ways to use olive oil?

A guided workshop; description of olive varietals, care and maintanence of olive trees, instruction and participation in olive havesting, great traditional food, olive pressing and oil production, soap making and much more.


Included in the fee ( 5 days ):

Transport from Málaga, accommodations, local transport, guidning, history,
olive picking, visit to the cooperative press, breakfast, tapas and home cooks Andalusian welcome dinner. Other meals: self catering or restaurant/bar.
DATES:  choose dates between 10 nov - 10 mars


490 € /person  (@ 4 guests)

We also organize 1-, 2-, och 3-day workshops – or, you can extend you visit with as many day as you like for a little extra fee – booking allowing.



History – havest – food. In Andalusia olives have been cultivated for more than 3000 years. Spain has more olive trees and produces more olive oil than any other country in the world, and of course with the highest quality. In the small, authentic village of Cútar the methods utilized to cultivate olive are still very traditional, from family owned ancient groves. read more. accomodations in 2-, or 3, bed rooms at laCultura, a small intimate hostel in the middle of the village.
CONTACT US ABOUT YOUR DESIRED DATES and INQUIRY OF AVAILABILTY     Let’s go / laCultura


day 1
18.00  Transfer from Málaga/airport
19.00  Arrival to Cútar                   20.30  Home-cooked
Andalusian  dinner
22.00  Discussion on olives and local environment.



day 2
9.30  Short hike to olive groves
- Andalusian campesino breakfast,
- About varietals and harvest
- group work
14.00  Lunch at local restaurant
16.00 
guided excursion/hike
20.30  Wine, tapas and conversation in Cútar



day 3
9.00
Breakfast
10.00  Hike to groves, group work
14.00  Lunch at local restaurant
15.30  Tour of medieval Vélez-Málaga
20.30  Wine, tapas and conversation in Cútar


day 4           
9.30  Hike to olive groves
- -Andalusian breakfast
-group work
12.00  Delivery of olives to the press and coop Los Romanes14.00  Lunch at local restaurant, excursion or hike
21.30 To the groves to burn prunings, better than fireworks



day 5
Closing breakfast
Departure to Málaga

The above schdedule is preliminary. For example if weather we cannot control, which can mean changes.  All meals included except for those at restaurants, which are always quite reasonable.