Corfu: Olive Oil Experience - The Governor's Olive Mill

Take the first step into the amazing world of olive oil with an excursion that starts with the past and connects the culture in relation to olive oil. The guided tour starts from the museum area where there is a detailed explanation of the traditional methods for harvesting and production process and continues to the modern olive oil production area, presenting the new generation machines and the International Prizes The Governor Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded, following by a unique olive oil tasting experience with traditional dishes.

SCHEDULE:

- Pick up from selected location (approx. at 09:00-09:30)
- Arrival at The Governor's Olive Mill
- The tour starts at 10:30

TOUR DESCRIPTION:
1. Historical details connecting the olive tree and the olive oil with Greece and the Island of Corfu. Exhibition of old techniques and machinery.
2. Guided Tour at the "Loutrouvio" (Old Olive mill) of the Dafnis Family. Learning the painstaking methods of olive oil production in the past and for centuries.
3. Guided tour in the new modern olive mill area, explaining of all stages of processing and extraction of the olive oil.
4. Presentation of the International Prizes our olive oil has been awarded.
The Governor Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the first monovarietal EVOO from single Lianolia variety of Corfu, the first Health Claim EVOO in the world, the Best Greek Olive Oil Brand of 2016 (according to Gastronomos) and the first ever olive oil in the world called and used as a Medical Food from the international scientific literature published at "The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry".
5. Olive oil tasting seminar. Prepare yourself to be an olive oil sommelier for a day!
Finger food includes the following snacks : Village bread / Cheese , Cherry Tomatoes and Capers / Dessert ( yogurt, ice cream or chocolate ) / Natural Mineral Water
- Possibility to purchase olive oil products at our exhibition.

6. The tour continues by driving to the ancient and century old olive groves of the Dafnis Family. Visit the old olive groves of the family and meet "Mitera" olive tree which is about 1500 years old.
7. Stop by Gardiki Byzantine Castle to learn more historical details of the area
8. Drop off at selected location