Guided tour of the Museum of Olive Culture Oil Tasting

Overview

Available languages

German

English

French

Spanish

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Book this magnificent Oleotourism activity and discover the passion for traditions, history and Olive Culture in Jaén.

With the guided tour of the Museum of Olive Culture you will be able to discover with a specialized guide, the different spaces of the museum where the garden with more than 30 different varieties of olive tree stand out, the operation of the original milling and pressing systems of the late nineteenth century along with other tools and tools of the field. Finally you can visit “The Cathedral of Oil”, the winery of the mill, declared a Cultural Interest in 1992.

After the tour of the Olive Museum we will hold an Initiation Workshop to the Oil Tasting, in which we will learn to recognize the main organoleptic characteristics of oils putting ourselves in the skin of professional tasters. We will have the necessary materials (tasting chips, pencils, apple, water, tasting glasses).

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Possibility to hire RADIO GUIDES in different languages, paying on arrival 1.50€

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Full guided tour of the Hacienda La Laguna

Visit to the "Oil Cathedral"

Oil Tasting Initiation Workshop

What To Expect

Museo de la Cultura del Olivo

With the guided tour of the museum you will be able to discover, with a specialized guide, the different spaces of the museum where the garden with more than 30 different varieties of olive tree stand out, the operation of the original milling and pressing systems of the late nineteenth century along with other tools and tools of the field. Finally you can visit “The Cathedral of Oil”, the winery of the mill, declared a Cultural Interest in 1992. After the visit to the museum we will hold an Initiation Workshop to the Oil Tasting, in which we will learn to recognize the main organoleptic characteristics of oils putting ourselves in the skin of professional tasters. We will have the necessary materials (tasting chips, pencils, apple, water, tasting glasses). MUSEUM OF OLIVE CULTURE, a space for essential OLEOTURISM in the province of Jaén. Discover the passion for traditions, history and culture of the Olive tree in our land.

2 hours • Admission Included

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Guided tour of the Museum of Olive Culture Oil Tasting

Reviews

4.70

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Very interesting.
jaimefp5,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We went from Bilbao, for a vacation, and we stopped by the museum. We really enjoyed learning about this topic, and seeing how oil was made in the past. The girls who are there are very nice with explanations, tasting, etc... It's worth it.
Nice museum!
H1788POmarcm,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
We thought the museum itself was definitely worth it! Beautiful old olive presses whose operation you could watch on video. We had also paid 6 euros per person extra to taste olive oils. This was an exaggeration for what you get back: 3 olive oils to dip in with some bread, with a little explanation from the teacher at the till (who had to answer phones constantly and welcome new guests). Just keep it on the museum tour!
Unrivalled meeting point to get into oil tourism
rutasolivo,
Sep 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Whenever we organize oleotourism experiences, a visit that the families that accompany us cannot miss is to visit this Museum and discover thanks to its guides, the evolution and history of the world of olive groves.
Fabulous. Opt guided tour… worth every cent
Chris D,
Sep 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This place is a true hidden gem. A long way off the beaten path but, the plus side, not busy (certainly during our 1st Jan visit we saw two other couples). We were lucky enough to have Monica as our guide and made a fabulous job of walking us through the exhibits and bringing the olive oil story to life. Highlights were the ‘cathedral’ (vast inground oil storage tanks) , the original equipment used to manually grind, squeeze and distill the oil. Tough times for those people….no wonder olive oil is so expensive🥲 Don’t miss the olive oil tasting to round off the visit….certainly an eye opener to what constituents a good oil verse a supermarket refined product
Must do!
ToDeRoo,
Aug 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very interesting tour that would only be given in Spanish, but was also translated into English by the guide! Great!
WELL, JUST...
439raquelp,
Aug 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
Visit the building with the explanation of the guide. Very didactic. It is very hot inside there are no fans, also some video or mini movie is missing during the visit. The tasting mey brief, only 3 oils. BREAD IS MISSING. At least accompany it with good bread. And it would be nice to do a tb tasting of the olive variety.
You can't come to Jaen and not know this place
776socialmediamarket,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A real pleasure to take a guided tour of this place. Unique pieces that you won't be able to find anywhere else. Fully recommended. In addition, we also met the city of Baeza, which is practically next door and we loved it.
Spectacular
palomaresmaria53,
Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It's a unique museum! Ideal to understand the world of olive groves since the beginning of time. we loved it!
Complete Oleotourism
mariacruzga01,
Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We're from the area, but we've never been down. We were surprised for the good the museum and, highlighted, the garden. Also, the very professional staff.
It's worth a visit. Enlightening to understand the structure and importance of olive cultivation.
551heiked,
Jun 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We visited on short notice on a Sunday. We were the only guests, yet we could perceive everything. The audio guides were in German and understandable. The videos on site are in Spanish with English subtitles. This is a bit difficult because it is very fast and the technical language requires a little more time to understand. The olive oil tasting would not have been possible originally because the English-speaking employee was not present on Sunday. Nevertheless, the young lady at the reception allowed us to have a tasting with the technical possibilities of the Internet translator. This was very committed and led the visit to the hoped-for success. Unfortunately, the new facilities cannot be visited. Some information about working in the olive groves during the year, such as cutting, tillage and monoculture, would have been interesting.