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Pistachio Farm – Olive Oil Mill – Mt Etna Winery
Heading out towards the nearby Mount Etna, there are several visits in todays tour. First a guided tour of a pistachio farm in Bronte. The town of Bronte is known as the birthplace of pistachio, this rural area features a lava landscape on which lush pistachio trees take root. A visit to a farm will allow us to discern the stages of the processing of this product, whose nickname is green gold. You will enjoy the excellent products made with pistachios. Following this, on to an olive farm in the countryside of Randazzo, during which you will have the chance to delve deep into the world of "Mount Etna PDO Olive Oil”. After strolling through the olive groves, you will join a guided professional tasting of three different olive oils. Finally, you will have lunch with delicious dishes prepared according to the Sicilian culinary tradition. The last visit of the day is to a winery located on the northern side of the Mount Etna volcano where they produce wines with native varieties (Nerello, Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Carricante) growing in very rich mineral volcanic soils. After visiting the vineyards and the wine cellar, you will sit around a table and enjoy a tasting of their wines before heading back to the hotel.