Masseria del Fano invites you for the weekend 12 to 15 October 2017 for staying with us and relax among the colors of our land for the seasonal olives harvest:

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Friday: free excursion in the city of Specchia; dinner* and overnight.

Saturday: olives harvest, packed lunch, and degustation of typical products.

Sunday: in the morning, visit to discover the cultural and panoramic patrimony of Antica Masseria del Fano; in the afternoon, visit to the olive-press with olive oil degustation;

in the evening, dinner* ad overnight.

To obtain our extra-virgin olive-oil, Antica Masseria del Fano uses the method of the so- called “brucatura” which consists in stretching with a hand the olive tree twig and passing the other hand through the leaves, so as to hold the olives. The accuracy and the absence of mechanical procedures makes of this technique an expensive one.

In the culture of Salento, nonetheless, the olive oil harvest is not only an old-century effort dictated by seasonality, but also a moment of joining and happiness for the harmony of the man with nature.

Past editions of the Harvest Weekend showed how much is appreciable to taste a special olive oil, a gratification that may be obtained also thanks to the participation of people inspired on a great sensibility.

After a rich and relaxing breakfast, me will move in the olive grove in front of the Gonzaga Tower, a fascinating place within Antica Masseria del Fano that represents nowadays one of the most suggestive places of all the Puglia. Do not forget the camera.

After having introduced the fundamental phases of the harvest, we will create the work teams and we will start to put the tarps all around the olive oil trees, after which we will start the “brucatura”.

Harvested olives will be stored in baskets and transported with vans until the olive-press.

In your baggage it is useful to have a fleece, a cap, a jacket and old but comfortable shoes.

Masseria del Fano will provides for any other things with its warm atmosphere close to the fireplace of the living room, the books, good wine and our lives.

The dinners will be organised as a moment among friends, passed all together at the

same table. With the programme “Dining at my home” you will have the opportunity to

assist and try to prepare dishes of the traditional culture of Salento.

During the event, it will be also possible to walk around with archeologist Marco Cavalera (Associazione Culturale Archès – www.associazionearches.it) that will show you the beauties of this special place: from Megalithic city to the source close to the old Fano river, passing by the “Tratturi” and until the mountain cavities of Basilian Monks, a path to know the nature, tell and live an experience beyond the ordinary.

For further information and reservation:

Antica Masseria del Fano – Salve (LE) –

Tel. + 39 320 1571 566

mail: booking@anticamasseriadelfano.it