Ancient Olive Trees & Award-Winning Olive Oil Tasting Experience in Valncia - 37ac5364192f8a84fe545a69391c65ee
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Ancient Olive Trees & Award-Winning Olive Oil Tasting Experience

  • 8 hours
  • Food Drink Tastings
  • Valncia
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Experience hosted by Johnny

  • Private Experience
  • Carbon Neutral

Hop in my minibus and let's journey into the heart of Castellón, home to the world’s oldest olive trees, for a full-day experience of olive groves, ancient mills, modern oil-making magic, and a delicious tasting picnic with wine.

Destination
Valncia, Spain
Category
Food Drink Tastings
Duration
8 hours
Transport mode
Car
Available languages
English, Español, Français, Italiano
Included
  • Private guide
  • Meals
  • Driver
  • A/C Car

What you can expect

Ancient Olive Trees & Award-Winning Olive Oil Tasting Experience in Valncia - 37ac5364192f8a84fe545a69391c65ee

Come spend the day with me as we leave the streets of Valencia behind and head into olive country. This is not just a tour; it’s a love letter to olive oil.

Starting from Benimaclet in my car or comfy, air-conditioned 9-seater minibus, we drive north to Castellón, the region with the highest concentration of olive trees over 1,000 years old anywhere on earth. You’ll meet trees that have been around since before Spain was Spain some over 1,500 years old, and each one more stunning than the last.

Our next stop is a beautiful olive oil mill built in 1606, where I’ll walk you through how olive oil used to be made it's part museum, part time machine, and entirely fascinating.

Then we fast-forward to the present with a visit to a cutting-edge modern mill, which produces some of the best olive oil in Spain. I’ll show you how world-class extra virgin olive oil is crafted today, and why it’s so much more than just "cooking oil."

Finally, we head to a grove owned by the mill’s producer for a tasting session yes, like a wine tasting, but with oils. And then the best part: a picnic with local wine and food, carefully paired with the oils you just tasted. If the weather turns, no worries, we’ll take the experience inside a cozy local restaurant instead.

This is a private our, designed to feel personal, insightful, and relaxed. And of course, if you’re a larger group, just reach out, I’ll make it work!

Whether you're a chef, a foodie, or just olive oil curious, this day will transform the way you see (and taste) olive oil forever.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Johnny.

  1. Meeting point

    Meet at Carrer del Músic Magenti - Valncia to start your journey

  2. Itinerary

    This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

  3. Meet-Up in Valencia

    We’ll meet at La Ola Fresca, Carrer Musicò Magenti 11c, Benimaclet. Then it’s into the minibus and off to Castellón!

  4. Ancient Olive Groves

    Stroll among trees over 1,000 years old, some as old as 1,500 and hear their incredible stories.

  5. 1606 Olive Mill & Museum

    Travel back in time to see how olive oil was made centuries ago, in a beautifully restored and informative space.

  6. Visit to a Modern Mill

    Step into the present and learn how one of Spain’s best extra virgin olive oils is crafted today, high-tech and world-class.

  7. Tasting & Picnic

    Try a selection of oils, then enjoy a delicious picnic in the grove with wine and regional dishes. (If raining, we’ll move to a local restaurant.)

  8. Return to Valencia

    Relax and digest as we drive back to the city - with a new appreciation for the magic of olive oil.

  9. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

I can personalize this tour for you

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Flexible cancellation policy

  • Feel confident booking

    Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

  • Change of plans?

    Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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    Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

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EddaLija_S
8 May 2025
Very professional guide, knowledgeable about different tastes of olive oils, the olive farming and the industry of making olive oil.Pleasant and professional
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Rebecca
4 May 2025
Really great! I would highly recommend the tour, Johnny is very knowledgeable and fun, and the location is lovely. Thank you!Rebecca - Spain
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George
28 April 2025
Johnny is totally full of olive oil knowledge and as full with enthusiasm. We sat under a shading tree trying a range of oils with shared thoughts and information spilling out from Johnny. His other half, Hellen was a dream and we couldn’t have felt more welcome. Would highly recommend 🫶🫶🫶10/10 Highly Recommend
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Ana
12 February 2025
The day was extraordinary and very well organized by Johnny. He’s an expert in olive oil. Being a small group and traveling in a single vehicle made it a friendly trip. In our case, we were also lucky to have beautiful weather. The visits to the old olive trees, the museum and the almazara were very interesting, and we finished with a wonderful lunch with olive oil tasting in a beautiful historical building with nice views over San Mateo. I recommend the trip, not only for foreign tourists, but also for Spaniards as you can learn about quality olive oil and practice English.An excellent trip around the theme of olive oil
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Jilly
25 January 2025
Fun and interesting morning spent with Johnny at the cafe, tasting lots of different olive oils. We were shown how the professionals taste, learnt how to pick out some of the different flavours and learnt the value or not, of marketing phrases like 'first press'. We also enjoyed finding out more about Johnny himself.So much to learn, fun finding out
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Jesus_C
25 January 2025
Johnny Madge was supremely knowledgeable about his craft and opened a door to Olive oil that we did not know existed. If you are looking for new experiences this is the one. You will not be disappointed. Olive oil awakening!

Withlocals experiences
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Private & personalizedNo strangers, just you. Fully customize your trip to your needs.
With a local expertFrom historical facts to the most up-to-date health regulations.
Without the crowdsExperiences designed to take you away from the crowds towards authentic local spots.

More about me

I am an International Olive Oil Competition Judge with 20 years of experience giving tastings and presentations of World Class Olive Oils. People love my tastings because they feel my passion and enjoy my humour while learning from the only Englishman who judges olive oil from Tokyo to Berlin, from Greece to Tunisia. Olive oil producers from all over the Mediterranean value my opinion so our cafe, where I hold the tastings, is full of oils from Spain (particularly delicious local ones made by a friend of mine), Italy, Greece, Portugal and Turkey. Even after all these years, I still love telling people all that I know about olive oil and surprising them with the incredible quality of the oils we have. It's such a joy for me to see them smile when they start to smell and taste the oils.

€79.04per person