Getting Into the Details

The olive harvest is in full swing right now. Making olive oil is as complex as making wine, and on Day 7 of our June 2018 multi-generational tour, Ancient Italy: A Cultural Journey Through Campania and Sicily, we’ll get into the details at an organic olive farm in Castelvetrano. This Wednesday evening from 7:30 to…

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How old do you think this olive tree is? I don’t remember what I was told when I took this photo, but when I’m back in Castelvetrano at this orchard in a couple of weeks, I’ll find out and report back! In the meantime, what’s your guess? If you are close, I’ll send you a…

October and November marks the olive harvest, a painstaking process done by hand in order to maintain a high quality crop both for oil production and cured olives. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #siciliaph #siciliafoto #olivetrees #olivo #olive #olives #oliveoil #harvest #mediterranean

To quote my own song, Marco the Barber, olive trees dance on the hillside. #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy #ig_sicily #italia #olive #olivetrees #olivo #mountains #montangne