Olive Oil Tour and Visit to Belchite Old Town
Overview
During this full-day journey I will take you to a traditional olive orchard to learn about olive oil production. I'll also take you to the historic village of Belchite.
Join me on an exciting escape to the Zaragoza countryside! We'll tour the grounds, visiting the centenary olive trees, and indulge in a tasting of oil made of the local Empeltre olive. Next, we'll continue on our journey to the ancient village of Belchite, which today serves as a memorial for the Spanish Civil War. Some of my favorite movies were shot in this remarkable ghost town, including Guillermo del Toro's famous Pan's Labyrinth. I'll share with you my experiences in Zaragoza and suggest fun activities for the rest of your trip!
Join me on an exciting escape to the Zaragoza countryside! We'll tour the grounds, visiting the centenary olive trees, and indulge in a tasting of oil made of the local Empeltre olive. Next, we'll continue on our journey to the ancient village of Belchite, which today serves as a memorial for the Spanish Civil War. Some of my favorite movies were shot in this remarkable ghost town, including Guillermo del Toro's famous Pan's Labyrinth. I'll share with you my experiences in Zaragoza and suggest fun activities for the rest of your trip!
Inclusions
- - Visit to oil mill and virgin olive oil tasting. -Tour of the historical village of Belchite
- Private transportation
- Entry/Admission - Molino Alfonso
- Entry/Admission - Belchite
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Molino Alfonso, Carretera Carinena S/N, 50130 Belchite Spain
Founded in 1907, Molino Alfonso has been producing the best olive oil of the centenaries olive trees of Belchite region, province of Zaragoza, roughly equidistant from the Mediterranean and Pyrenees, in north-eastern Spain. Dedicated to the production, packaging and commercialization of Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Bajo Aragón Denomination of Origin. We have developed a line of natural cosmetics formulated with extra virgin olive oil. We promote the Oleoturismo, a new form of tourism, so that you can know our Oil mill and attend tastings and workshops of our Bajo Aragón oil.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Belchite, Autovia N-232 y C-222, 55458 Zaragoza Spain
The ancient village of Belchite, which today serves as a memorial for the Spanish Civil War. Some of my favorite movies were shot in this remarkable ghost town, including Guillermo del Toro's famous Pan's Labyrinth. I'll share with you my experiences in Zaragoza and suggest fun activities for the rest of your trip!
Duration: 1 hour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Molino Alfonso, Carretera Carinena S/N, 50130 Belchite Spain
Founded in 1907, Molino Alfonso has been producing the best olive oil of the centenaries olive trees of Belchite region, province of Zaragoza, roughly equidistant from the Mediterranean and Pyrenees, in north-eastern Spain. Dedicated to the production, packaging and commercialization of Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Bajo Aragón Denomination of Origin. We have developed a line of natural cosmetics formulated with extra virgin olive oil. We promote the Oleoturismo, a new form of tourism, so that you can know our Oil mill and attend tastings and workshops of our Bajo Aragón oil.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Belchite, Autovia N-232 y C-222, 55458 Zaragoza Spain
The ancient village of Belchite, which today serves as a memorial for the Spanish Civil War. Some of my favorite movies were shot in this remarkable ghost town, including Guillermo del Toro's famous Pan's Labyrinth. I'll share with you my experiences in Zaragoza and suggest fun activities for the rest of your trip!
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Mike_M
October 2023
Having now completed tours and activities in both Madrid and Barcelona, this was the surprise tour that far exceeded our expectations. We set up this tour with an interest in seeing what the olive oil process is like. That part of the tour was fascinating! We got to walk amongst the olive trees,...
Having now completed tours and activities in both Madrid and Barcelona, this was the surprise tour that far exceeded our expectations. We set up this tour with an interest in seeing what the olive oil process is like. That part of the tour was fascinating! We got to walk amongst the olive trees, go through the production facility, and taste and buy some delicious oils! Following the olive oil tour, we went to the ruins of Belchite. Not being from Spain, we were not aware of the historic significance of Belchite. The tour of the ruins from Spanish Civil War was incredible and touching. Jorge taught us so much during the stroll through old Belchite. We purposefully stopped in Zaragoza on our way from Madrid to Barcelona to see the Aragon region and ended up having one of our favorite tours while in Spain. While in Zaragoza, this tour is highly recommended.AprilC1477
June 2023
TLDR version: highly recommend My partner and I don’t often do tours but seeing we didn’t have a car and are big olive oil fans we decided to take the plunge. Luckily Jorge is such a genuine person and a brilliant guide any fear the tour would be a bit overdone faded immediately. The olive p...
TLDR version: highly recommend My partner and I don’t often do tours but seeing we didn’t have a car and are big olive oil fans we decided to take the plunge. Luckily Jorge is such a genuine person and a brilliant guide any fear the tour would be a bit overdone faded immediately. The olive press tour was great, not some Disneyland type thing. I can imagine it’s quite a lively affair during the harvest (more winter). Being out of season we got a commentated tour of the machinery and process along with a video of the factory in action at the end (English subs). The oil at the end was obviously delicious. The highlight of the tour however was our trip to Belchite. Totally unexpected as it wasn’t even on our radar but is an incredibly interesting if a little sad place. Once you stepped through the gates to the old city it felt like you were walking back in time.Marilyn_C
May 2023
Jorge is a wonderful guide. Excellent knowledge of Zarrahoza and surrounding area as well as other regions. He is a foody. Arranged for us to enjoy the best tapas we've had to date in Zarragoza and a list of food references for Sam Sebastian. The tour provided historical insight we would not hav...
Jorge is a wonderful guide. Excellent knowledge of Zarrahoza and surrounding area as well as other regions. He is a foody. Arranged for us to enjoy the best tapas we've had to date in Zarragoza and a list of food references for Sam Sebastian. The tour provided historical insight we would not have gained otherwise. My appreciation of the Spanish Civil War came through the writing of people like Hemingway and Neruda. The local tour guide at Belchite gave an impassioned explanation of the towns destruction, twice no less, which Jorge passed on to us in English. The olive tree that is hundreds of years old is a site to see. The press operations were interesting and contributing greatly to my appreciation of the region. I highly recommend the tour to everyone.Maureen G
October 2019
We joined the Olive Oil and Belchite Tour in October 2019. The guide picked us up in his very comfortable car at our Hotel and drove us to Belchite .On the way we had a short stroll through an Olive grove to see a 300 year old Olive tree ,plus a historic hilltop Monastery before arriving at Belch...
We joined the Olive Oil and Belchite Tour in October 2019. The guide picked us up in his very comfortable car at our Hotel and drove us to Belchite .On the way we had a short stroll through an Olive grove to see a 300 year old Olive tree ,plus a historic hilltop Monastery before arriving at Belchite . We took a tour of a local Olive Factory and then went on a guided tour of old Town of Belchite which was severely damage during the Spanish Civil War . All of the components of this half day tour were very interesting and worthwhile but I have to say the Tour is not that well set up for English Speakers . The guided Tour of the Olive Oil Factory is conducted in Spanish ( translated by Our Tour guide) and the Tour of Belchite is conducted in Spanish also . There are English audio guides available but if these get out of sequence you miss a lot of the information. I think this important tour could be improved a lot by the provision of a printed handout or email which provides good quality information in English of the main points of the Tour . This comment is intended to be constructive and I hope it will be usefulBettina K
September 2019
Excelente Tour.. muy interesante e informativo. Jorge es un guia ameno, de primera calidad, atento y con conocimiento. Recomiendo mucho este Tour.
Excelente Tour.. muy interesante e informativo. Jorge es un guia ameno, de primera calidad, atento y con conocimiento. Recomiendo mucho este Tour.Hugh W
October 2019
This is a good but not inexpensive way to see Belchite. Jorge provides very comfortable transport, door-to-door service and good background and can tailor the tour to the interests of the group. The olive oil production visit is interesting and the owner who leads it is very knowledgeable. Belchi...
This is a good but not inexpensive way to see Belchite. Jorge provides very comfortable transport, door-to-door service and good background and can tailor the tour to the interests of the group. The olive oil production visit is interesting and the owner who leads it is very knowledgeable. Belchite is a stark reminder of the horrors of war -particularly civil war- and it was good to have Jorge’s additional translation on top of the English audio guide. Certainly others who arrived without a guide missed a lot.