Over the past few years, culinary tourism has become a trendy option when going on holidays, and not only for gastronomy experts and professionals. A great example of this are all the wine routes that are considered an absolute must visit in some regions, becoming even tourist destinations themselves.
There’s plenty out there about wine and food, I thought it could be cool to give something new a try, it’s different, original, and fast becoming the thing to do… Oiltourism!!!! I’ve been checking it out and it is actually quite interesting…
In Spain, the largest producer of olive oil, there are plenty of olive oil routes, places to visit and go for olive oil tasting, with the added bonus that you can find them in a variety of regions all over Spain such as: Jaen, Córdoba, Seville, Toledo, Aragon, Catalonia, or Mallorca Island.
Oiltourism usually involves staying at traditional accommodation, visiting olive fields, going in an Almazara (the olive oil making mill) and going for tastings. It’s interesting too because it doesn’t only centre on the process involved with making extra virgin olive oil, Oiltourism also explores antique techniques and tools, day trips, cooking classes, and other activities.
Furthermore, the regions in Spain where olive oil routes are located usually have an abundant offer of ethnographic museums, stunning artistic and historical heritage spots…
You can find some interesting information about that in the following website: http://www.spain.info/reportajes/aceites_con_denominacion_de_origen_la_calidad_garantizada.html?l=en , so next time you visit Spain, make sure you take the opportunity to enjoy this fascinating combination of olive landscapes, culture, gastronomy and entertainment!
The TV Show has become such a success that they have also published a book called, Spain…A Culinary Road Trip. You can get it and keep for good the 70 recipes, loads of awesome photos and all their trip anecdotes.
