The Way of the oil

Tours to discover a fantastic landscape, ancient excavations, and even vineyards and olive groves.

Difficulty: Medium-low | Km: 11.93 | Time: 0:35:48

In brief
Will taste the colors, smells and emotions riding up over the top of a hill on the other side and you will discover a fantastic landscape, ancient ruins and even vines and olive groves quality that will satisfy the needs of every cyclist mid-level. Path: road, medium intensity, requires a basic athletic training. Therefore, dear friends, there is nothing left to do but ride: you will not regret...

Stage 1:
The site Vassallaggi has considerable traces of human presence from the Bronze Age to the earliest centuries of Christianity. Remains of walls, houses, urban tracks, tombs and places of worship stand as evidence of a thriving past and numerous artifacts, some of which are perfectly preserved, are now exhibited in various places in Sicily.

Stage 2: Oil tastings
Can not miss the visit to a mill and tasting of extra virgin olive oil in place of one of the many mills in the area. Stroll through the olive groves and be told the great history of the cultivation of olives and olive oil production in Sicily.

Stage 3: Meeting on 'Food Industry - Training programs
Methods of detection of anthropometric measures with the National Technical Rosario Fina and with Dr. Nicholas Musso, a professor at University od Catania.

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