GetYourGuide and Viator list 8 olive oil tastings and mill visits in Veneto, most of them in Verona, Verona centro and Padua. Prices run from €15 to €159 a person, €42 in the middle of the range. 4 are rated 4.5 or better from at least ten reviews; those come first below.

Olive-oil tastings take place in groves and mills: how the olives are picked and pressed, how to taste oil the way producers do, and what makes an oil extra virgin. The harvest and pressing run through late autumn, the time to see a mill at work.

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What Veneto eats and drinks

The food and wine pairings our editors chose for Veneto, the dishes you are most likely to meet on a tasting or at lunch.

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  • Soave Classico with baccala mantecatoBaccala mantecato (salt cod whipped with olive oil to a creamy paste served on grilled polenta) is Venice's most celebrated cicchetto. Soave Classi...Read the pairing →
  • Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore with sarde in saorSarde in saor (sweet-sour marinated sardines with onions, pine nuts and sultanas) is the defining Venetian lagoon dish. Prosecco Superiore's fine b...Read the pairing →
  • Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore with fritto misto della lagunaVenice's fritto misto della laguna (a mixed fry of soft-shell crab, baby squid, anchovies and shrimp from the Adriatic) demands a sparkling wine wi...Read the pairing →
  • Valpolicella Ripasso with bigoli in salsaBigoli in salsa (thick whole-wheat spaghetti in a slow-cooked anchovy and onion sauce) is one of Venice's most ancient dishes, and one of its most ...Read the pairing →
  • Soave Superiore DOCG with risotto al nero di seppiaVenice's black squid-ink risotto is intensely savoury, oceanic and umami-rich. Soave Superiore DOCG from Inama, with its volcanic mineral core, sto...Read the pairing →

Cheeses made in Veneto

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Olive oil tastings and mill visits in Veneto: questions

How much does a olive-oil tasting in Veneto cost?

Across the 8 olive oil tastings and mill visits listed here, prices start at €15 and the middle of the range is €42 per person; 5 cost under €50. Prices are the marketplaces' own and were last checked on the date shown at the top of the page.

Which olive oil tastings and mill visits in Veneto have the best reviews?

By rating and number of reviews on the marketplaces: Verona centro: Olive Oil Tasting Experience (4.9 from 46 reviews), Olive Mill Tour and Tasting in the Verona Countryside (5.0 from 20 reviews) and From Padua: Olive Oil & Wine in the Euganean Hills (4.7 from 20 reviews).

How long does a olive-oil tasting in Veneto take?

Most take about 2 hours; the listing for each one gives its exact length.

Where do olive oil tastings and mill visits in Veneto take place?

Most of them start in Verona, Verona centro, Padua and Venice. Each listing gives its meeting point.

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