The 8 Best Cordoba Olive Oil Tours

1.Private Tasting of Olive Oil in Córdoba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $35Our pick

At La Oleoteca de Córdoba, guides including Mari Carmen, Cristina, and Álvaro lead a 75-minute tasting of five Andalusian extra virgin olive oils. You’ll learn how olives are grown and pressed, spot good and faulty flavors, and sample simple pairings. The tasting takes place in an olive oil shop, not on a farm.

“We both learned so much about olives and the olive industry. Tasting was great fun. Bringing home $100 of olive oil products. Instructor was fun, personable, and who knew one could get a MA and have a passion for olives!”

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2.Olive Oil tasting breakfast & Tour in Cordoba

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 84 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Meet at a tasting room on Calle Carlos Rubio for a small-group introduction to Córdoba’s olive oil culture. Guides including Bárbara and Mara explain olive varieties, production, and local food traditions while you taste oils, olives, bread, and drinks. The market visit is brief, and breakfast is simple.

“This was a unique highlight of my trip to Spain. The guide knew the olive oil business inside and out, explained the varieties of trees, when and how olives are picked and processed to create many different flavors and undertones. She was a great teacher and it was fun!”

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3.Extra Virgin Olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 79 reviews · 1h 15m · from $15Best value

Meet beneath the clock at Córdoba’s Corredera Market for a 75-minute tasting led in Spanish or English. You’ll sample six local extra virgin olive oils, learn about picual, arbequina, picudo, and hojiblanca olives, enjoy bread, coffee, and shop for bottles to take home.

“Fun experience with a small group! The guide was very knowledgeable about specific olive oil varieties and the overall importance of olive trees and olive oil to Spain.”

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4.Córdoba: Visit a family organic olive grove with tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 1h 30m · from $29

Drive 25 minutes from Córdoba to Renacer Farm for a small-group walk through an organic olive grove. Adrián or Blas explains sustainable growing and olive oil production, followed by a guided tasting with bread, cheese, olives, seasonal fruit, and a free bottle of EVOO.

“Excellent and outstanding. The most kind and nice people. Kudos to the family and their tremendous positive will and efforts, taking the olive production in to the organic and sustainable future 🙏👏☀️ …”

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5.Córdoba: Olive Oil Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 8 reviews · 1h 55m · from $34

At La Oleoteca de Córdoba, you’ll spend 115 minutes tasting oils from defective examples to top Extra Virgins, learning from hosts such as Álvaro, Albert, and Maricarmen, then making a Cordovan dessert with olive oil and cocoa.

“This was great fun with just a small group. We learned a lot about how olive oil is produced in Spain and it was fun and interactive.”

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6.Cordoba Olive Oil mill, Wine, Passion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $97

From Mercado Victoria in Córdoba, Javi or another local guide takes your private group into the Sierra de Córdoba for an olive grove and mill visit. Taste extra virgin olive oils, natural Córdoba wines, Amontillado, Serrano ham, and local sheep’s cheese during this 4 to 5 hour outing.

“This tour will certainly be a highlight of our trip. The country is beautiful, our guide was wonderful, and the hosts could not have been kinder. The countryside is stunning.”

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7.Full day in Cordoba between Vineyards and Olive Trees with a Convertible Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $404

Join Spanish sommelier Mara de Miguel for a private seven-hour food and wine day from Córdoba. Travel by convertible to Montilla and Aguilar for olive oil, vineyard wine, PX vinegar, tavern lunch, and whisky aged in Montilla wine casks, with hotel pickup and return.

“Can’t say enough amazing things about this tour. Mara was a wonderful guide and made this day one of the most special days of our trip. So much to see and learn. Highly recommend!!!”

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8.Authentic Olive Oil Tasting in Cordoba, Spain

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · from $27

Meet Lucio near Cordoba’s Calle de los Reyes Católicos for a 90-minute tasting of organic Andalusian olive oil products. Try olive oil beer, paté, hummus, white garlic, and chocolate while learning practical ways to use extra virgin olive oil at home. Groups are limited to eight.

“Lucio was a lovely host with lots of knowledge and passion in sharing it. We had a quaint experience and enjoyed our time with him. The beer was definitely worth trying!”

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