Olive Oil Seminar with Tasting in Metaggitsi - Halkidiki.｜Greece

Greece is one of the oldest olive growing countries in the world.


Quality olive oil, like wine, varies from year to year and depends on many factors.


That's why our mission and goal is to produce high quality olive oil with every harvest and make it available to our customers.


Every country, every region and even a village can and has its own history and its own olive varieties that have developed naturally there.


Welcome to our region of Halkidiki, the birthplace of the world-famous green Halkidiki olive and the birthplace of the great philosopher Aristotle.


80% of the population of Halkidiki is involved in the cultivation and products of olives.


Our village of Metaggitsi in Sithonia is famous in the region as the "Olive Oil Village" of Halkidiki!


For generations, the village has cultivated the lokal olive variety "Galani", that 90% from which olive oil is primarily produced. You find this variety only in the area of Metaggitsi. The rest of the prefecture cultivates the "Halkidiki Olive", from which 90% of its production is for eating olives.


Get to know us and our olive village!


Since olive oil is more expensive than other fats, we like to explain you why.
Despite the high prices, not all olive oils have high quality.


This and much more, such as the answers to the questions below, you will learn and experience in our tasting seminar.


How do I recognize a quality olive oil, what are its characteristics?


Are there differences between olive oils?


Is olive oil healthy?


Which oil should I use in my kitchen?


What should I consider when purchasing?


Seminar duration: 2-hours


Location: Behind the farmshop in the middle of our small olive grove, if the weather permits. Otherwise inside next to our farm shop.


Water, bread and cold traditional food are available for the participants.


After taking part in our seminar, you will receive a certificate of participation from us as a souvenir and our brochure with all the information for reference.


Also if somebody like to buy local (home-produced) products such as olive oil, olives, cosmetics and honey, you will find there our farm-shop.
Payment methods in the farmshop: Cash or by Bank-Card


A bathroom is also available there.


If we have wake up your interest in an olive oil tasting, then you have tp come to the right place.