S L O W T R A V E L T O U R - O P E R A T O R S D O S S I E R

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1 S L O W T R A V E L T O U R - O P E R A T O R S D O S S I E R

2 Índice I II Olive Oil Iberic Ham III Patios IV Wine

3 Olive Oil ENJOY OLIVE OIL! This is an invitation to walk through centenary olive trees, to learn about artisanal production, to enjoy unexpected fruity aromas of EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)... Enjoy green gold from Spain! EVOO BLIND TASTING Tomato, green apple, almond, wheat, fig you ll never imagine how many different aromas EVOO will display when warming up the tasting glass in your hands! Close your eyes and open your nose... and be ready for the most exciting part of the day! ITINERARY 9: 30 9:45 10:30 Welcome to oil mill: meet family & historical introduction at family chapel Visit olive tree organic fields -450ha around 600 football fields! Learn to distinguish different types of olives and maturation process Different activities will be enjoyed depending on the season almond blossom (January)o sunflower blossom (June), envero (subtle change of colour of olives in September)or harvest (October) Visit to facilities Learn how organic EVOO is produced 11:00 Blind tasting will be held by EVOO expert Understand and appreciate organoleptic characteristics of EVOO 11:45 Enjoy healthy home-made traditional breakfast 12:30 Souvenir and farewell

4 Olive Oil Finca Duernas: Award Finca Duernas is a family-run business. Their brand Oleum has been awarded Best Spanish Fruity EVOO in Spain in 2013 & and Gold Medal in Olive Japan Contest held in Tokyo 2014!!! Activity duration Recommended group size: Price per person (VAT included): Included 3 hours 2 pax min 25 pax max 2 pax: 70 3 pax: 48 4 pax: pax: 29 Guided visit to oil-mill with owner & EVOO expert 4-wheel drive into olive tree fields Traditional breakfast (home-made bread, EVOO expert 4-wheel drive into olive-tree fields Traditional breakfast (home-made bread, EVOO, fresh tomato) Souvenir: Oleum EVOO (250ml ceramic sample) Languages: Spanish, English, Italian, German. Not included Transport Cordoba-oil mil facilities-cordoba Available All year excepting Sundays and local festivities

5 Iberic Ham The finest tasting sought-after ham in the world Did you know ibérico ham has HDL (so-called good ) cholesterol, which is very similar to fat in olive oil and both essential for a healthy diet? The properties of iberico ham comes from excellent genetics of iberico breed but also from a diet based on acorns and roots during the montanera -the few months of wild life in oak fields. Learn why ibérico ham, is also called pata negra and why it s considered high end gastronomy. Many secrets of this gourmet delicacy to be discovered Get your palate ready for a real explosion of aromas and feelings never experienced before with any other ham in the world! ITINERARY 10:00 Welcome to ham processing facilities. 10:15 Visit to holm- oak trees dehesa with pig grower Depending on the season, we ll meet iberico piglets (from March), sheep shearing (April-May), pigs in freedom at montanera time (October to March) and other traditional tasks of growers everyday work life 11:30 Guided visit to processing facilities Seasonal activities salt chamber (January-Febreuary)or arrival of new vintaged hams (September) Smell testing and cut workshop guided by a professional Iberico tasting Shopping time 12:30 Visit to local Dehesa Interpretive Center 13:15 Traditional lunch at old-styled restaurant 14:30 Back to Cordoba

6 Iberic Ham The finest tasting sought-after ham in the world DEHESA and MONTANERA An hour s drive northeast of Spanish city if Cordoba you ll find the dehesa -tones of thousands of acres of meadowland and holm oaks that are homeland to native iberico-breed pig. EXOTIC HAM CELLAR Have you ever walked under a true forest of hams in a ham cellar? Can you imagine what a ham massage is? Any idea of what is ham cala? Welcome to ham processing facilities where you ll have all answers. Montanera is the time pigs spend trudding around the meadows in freedom. That enables fat infiltrating the muscles so that iberico meat displays white streaks and unique aromas that are characteristics to this ham. Besides, a professional ham cutter will guide you in ham smell-testing and cutting workshop will you be able to cut paper-like thin slides of ham? This visit is full of surprises, included a delicious farewell Activity duration: Recommended group size Price per person (VAT included): Included Not included Available 4:30 hours 2 pax mín. 25 pax máx. 2 pax: pax: pax: pax: pax: pax pax: pax: 40 Entrance to facilities with iberico tasting Ham-cutting workshop guided by a professional Lunch + dessert + drink Tour leader (English, French, Italian, Japanese available) Transport Cordoba-Villanueva-Cordoba All year excepting Sundays and festivities

7 Patios Private paradise of flowers, light and colours Cordoba Patios (courtyards) are Intangible Cultural Heritage since UNESCO awarded a traditional way of life consisting of several families sharing facilities -kitchen, toilet and central courtyard- within a common house. Neighbours will also share cleaning and maintenance of these facilities. Therefore Cordoba became the only city in Spain with 3 UNESCO awards the Mosque & Historical Centre were awarded World Heritage in 1984 and Within a traditional house, patio is the central courtyard with white walls, pebble mosaics in the floor, ancient wells and colourful flower pots. Birds singing and running water are the only sounds you ll hear and of course attentive owners telling us how hard is to keep a patio alive and neat every single day of the year ITINERARY 18:00 Meeting point at Caballerizas Reales gate. 18:05 Visit to 6 patios where we ll meet proud owners. 19:00 Pleasant stroll through Historic Centre down to impressive La Corredera Square. 19:30 Cooking class within traditional patio. 21:00 Al fresco dinner eat what you have cooked! 22:00 Shopping: showroom with top-10 local art craft souvenirs. 22:30 Farewell at La Corredera Square.

8 Patios Private paradise of flowers, light and colours FLOWERS AND POTSThe variety of flowers in a patio is countless carnations, roses, geraniums, jasmines, hydrangea, gardenias, azaleas, clivias, bougainvillea, begonias, night-blooming jessamines Owners will replace them depending on the season so that patios will keep colourful all year long. Be ready for hearing funny stories about the origin of each flowerpot or the tricks to water 3-m high plants! COOKING CLASSES Traditional patio will be the perfect scenario for learning how to cook traditional local recipes from local chef -salmorejo, oxtail, Spanish omelet, paprika & garlic spinaches, deep-fried aubergines all delicacies that we ll share for dinner, together with local wines from DO Montilla Moriles. Activity duration Recommended group size Price per person (VAT included): Included: Disponibilidad Nota 4:30 hours 2 pax mín. 12 pax máx. 2 pax: pax: pax: pax: 80 Ticket to patios Guided walk to Historic Center with local guide Cooking class with local chef -he s fluent in English and French Dinner (salmorejo, Spanish omelet, fried aubergines, spinach stew, oxtail) & drinks (beer, wine, water, soft-drinks) Showroom -quality souvenir assortment Tuesday and Sundays closed Not available: January, February, July, August and 2nd & 3rd weeks of May due to Patio Contest opening dates and hours could be modified by owners thanks for keeping in mind we re not dealing with official monuments but private properties

9 Wine The most complex wine in the world Treat yourself to a relaxing walk into vineyards. Get ready for a 5-sense explosion when visiting a Southern Spain cellar for the first time and feel why they re called cathedrals. Taste the impressive range of local wines from DO Montilla-Moriles, in Cordoba. Discover, feel, live our wines and make your life happier! ITINERARY Bodegas Robles, a pioneer in Spanish organic wines 9:00 Visit to organic vineyard owner will explain how to grow organic grapes Depending on the season, we ll share different tasks with farmer A vine will adopt you follow evolution of mother-vine during the year! 10:00 Tasting 2 organic wines and alcohol-free wine jelly Alvear, the oldest winery in Andalusia 11:00 11:30 Visit to impressive Las Mercedes wine cellar Learn all about Criaderas & Soleras ageing system unique to Andalusia! Venencia workshop how to extract wine from a cask then pour it into a glass! 12:00 Tasting 2 wines Lagar Blanco, the highest vineyards in D.O. Montilla-Moriles 13:00 Meet tinaja huge amphora- for traditional wine fermentation 13:30 Wine tasting & tapas lunch at cask cellar the cook is the winery owner! 15:00 Farewell

10 Wine The most complex wine in the world VINE GROWER FOR A DAY An organic vineyard demands a lot of work every day. Depending on the season, you ll be invited to join farmer s tasks like fertilizing (winter), pruning (winter & spring), harvesting and traditional grape foot-stomping (summer) we have the earliest harvest in Europe! THE MISTERY OF THE FLOR How can a wine display such light color and fresh nose after spending years in a cask? The secret is the flor, a local yeast that gives all properties to Cordoba wines. But also the venencia that enables extracting wine from a cask without spoiling the yeast try to do it! Activity duration 6 hours WINE TASTING & TAPAS Enjoy this unique opportunity to taste wines from different wineries. Assorted tapas will help you better understand local wines and local gastronomy such as sought-after iberico ham, salmorejo tomato cold soup or deepfried pork & ham roll called flamenquin. For sure, the tastiest way of visiting Cordoba! Recommended group size: 2 pax mín. 25 pax máx. Monday to Friday Saturdays, Sundays & festivities Price per person (VAT included) 2 pax: pax: pax: 85 5 pax: pax: pax: pax: 55 2 pax: pax: pax: pax: pax: pax: pax: 60 Included: Not included: Available Visit 3 wineries in Montilla (Cordoba) owner or winery staff will be tour leaders Venencia workshop with awarded local venencia professional Tasting of 8 wines and wine jelly Lunch: olives, almonds, chips, cheese, iberico ham & saussages, Spanish omelet, salmorejo, flamenquin, chicken croquettes and wine Transport Cordoba-wineries-Cordoba 365 días