Olive Oil Mill Tour in Buti with Oleoteca Tasting

Buti is a village known for its olive oil, and this olive oil mill tour in Buti begins in an ancient mill. A guide walks you past the traditional machinery and explains, step by step, how olives become oil.

The second part of the hour is spent at the Oleoteca di Buti, set up for a sensory tasting. You try several fine extra virgin oils from all over Italy, produced with up-to-date equipment, and hear how oil has been made in Tuscany and the rest of the country over the centuries.

• A guided visit of the old mill
• A tasting session at the Oleoteca
• A few simple steps for recognising a good extra virgin olive oil

The last point is the one you take home with you. The tour is led in English and lasts about an hour, a compact stop for anyone who likes food, production methods and local traditions.