Circuit à vélo dans les Pouilles : à la découverte de l'histoire de l'huile d'olive vierge extra
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Au départ de Montalbano, au pied des collines entre Ostuni et Fasano, au cœur des Pouilles, nous empruntons à vélo un tronçon de la route Traiana et descendons vers la côte pour découvrir le parc des dunes côtières, un petit trésor de biodiversité composé de plantes, d’arbres, de reptiles et d’oiseaux typiques des zones humides. Le circuit se poursuit tranquillement sur des petites routes bordées de pierres et de murs en pierres sèches, le long de sentiers de transhumance peu fréquentés et à travers des paysages uniques.
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En partant de Montalbano, nous rejoindrons la plaine des oliveraies et l'ancienne voie Traiana qui, autrefois, reliait Rome à Brindisi et qui, aujourd'hui, relie Fasano et Ostuni grâce à une piste cyclable pavée, pratiquement sans circulation, parsemée de sites intéressants qui témoignent de ce qu'était autrefois la vie rurale. Au cours de la visite, nous vous présenterons l'histoire de l'huile d'olive, de la culture à la récolte des olives, en décrivant les différentes méthodes de production en fonction de l'usage final : de l'huile de lampe à l'huile d'olive extra vierge de grande qualité, nous vous raconterons l'histoire et la passion qui se sont développées au fil des siècles, toujours en lien étroit avec la communauté locale. Au cours de notre parcours, nous visiterons un moulin à huile souterrain doté d'anciennes meules et presses, une masseria fortifiée, un moulin moderne et une oliveraie centenaire. Il est possible d'organiser des dégustations d'huile d'olive vierge extra.
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Informations importantes
- Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Options de transport accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Entièrement accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés d'un adulte
- La tenue vestimentaire est chic et décontractée
- Peut être animée par un guide multilingue
- Accessible en fauteuil roulant équipé d'un vélo à main ; veuillez nous prévenir au moment de la réservation si vous avez besoin d'une assistance pour votre fauteuil roulant
- Il convient d'indiquer la taille de tous les passagers au moment de la réservation
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We had a great adventure with Marco on the Olive Oil tour. Marco was a font of knowledge about local history, terrain, flora and fauna, and of course, olive oil trees and the production of olive oil. He spent a full hour with us touring the local olive oil refinery in Montalbano and explaining and tasting the different oils. He was fun to be with and our tour could not have been better.
Thank you so much for so nice words. I hope to see you again in the future Daniele
My husband and I booked this bike tour for 9am on Tuesday, August 20. We booked it on Monday, August 19 at lunch - around 12:50pm. At the time of the booking there were 4 tour times. We picked the earliest one at 9am on Tuesday. There was a note at the bottom of the tour times, saying that this tour needed to be booked by 7am Tuesday morning. Having booked on Monday, we didn’t think we’d have any problems. We got our confirmation. I checked it that afternoon, again that night and the morning of. All seemed good. The meet up spot was in front of an empty house under construction. No signs or anything. We got there 10 minutes early and no one showed. A little before 9am, I messaged them, then called, then messaged again. I didn’t get a response. I went to Viator, who we had booked with and their chat line worked with us. By about 9:20am we found out it was cancelled. Shortly after we got a full refund. Please be aware we are not the only ones stood up. Viator has other reviews, which I read later of no shows by this company. Having only two full days in Puglia, this was definitely disappointing. Please be aware when booking this company.
My friend I canceled the booking as soon as I saw it the evening of 19th. Unfortunatelly you decide to book at last day but my service is not Dysneland and we arrange a lot of private service. I recomend you to book tours in advance, specially on august. As you can read people who join our tours always go away happy. Don't confuse your private organization with my company's one. Ciao ciao
Our tour guide Marco was amazing. We found out after the tour ended that this was his first time guiding this tour. That made it even more impressive. He was super prepared and such a great guy! The stops were all extremely informative and interesting. The olive oil factory was also a great experience. The sad part was the life that the peasants led in the 16-18 century working at the Masseria’s slaving their lives away….
Thanks for spending so nice words
We are a family of four, kids 11 and 9 years old. We had an excellent afternoon and can highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Anna-Lucia, was very knowledgeable and friendly and we learnt a lot about the local area while having fun and enjoying the ride. Great family activity.
The tour packed a lot into a short time. We learned about the history of the local area, enjoyed the beautiful surroundings, and got to sample some olive oil. Would thoroughly recommend!
This was a very easy bike trip that took us into the beautiful Olive grows, as well as some great historical finds that we would not have been able to see on our own. Henrique was an excellent guide, very informative and pleasant. I would recommend this experience.
We had a lovely biking trip with Anna. The bike is an excellent way to soak up the atmosphere and environment of the Puglian olive trees. Anna is a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide who brought the history and nature of the environment to life. The highlight was the olive oil tasting!
well our trip started with a beautiful April day, sunny, blue sky, warm. Our family enjoyed our trip very much, learned alot from Enrico, our cycling guide, and had fun. The cycling distance is not long but it goes along roads you probably would never be on otherwise. Enjoy!
We loved our time biking in the olive tree groves! We learned so much from our guide, who clearly has a passion for bringing the stories of his community to visitors from around the world. Highly recommend booking this for your trip to Puglia - it was one of the highlights of our trip!
I enjoyed riding through the olive groves in the late afternoon and seeing also views of the sea - very beautiful. Daniele is passionate and knowledgeable about his subject, and I learned a lot about the history of olive growing and the making of olive oil, and how to taste different types of oil. The bike was also comfortable and in good condition. Highly recommend this tour.
