How to Harvest Olives in Italy

<p>This is the time of year for harvesting lots of foods in Italy, one of the main ones being olives (primarily for making olive oil). Continuing with the theme of talking about an experience rather than a destination, in this episode we&#39;re talking about what it&#39;s like to harvest olives and how you can do it. </p><p>Harvesting olives is hard work, but if you&#39;re someone who enjoys getting their hands dirty, seeing the fruits (pun intended) of their labor, and having a big lunch after, then participating in an olive harvest might be a great experience for you! </p><p>If you&#39;re someone who prefers to do a little bit of picking, but mostly wander scenic spaces and have lunch, check out our last episode as well, on harvesting grapes! </p><p><br></p><p>The festival mentioned in this episode is called<a href="https://lafestadellolio.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> La Festa dell Olio</a> and is in San Quirico d&#39;Orcia from the 5th to the 8th of December in 2026 (it&#39;s an annual festival, but dates change yearly). </p><p><br></p><p>If you have any questions about your trip or if you have tips for fellow listeners, you can join our chat on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/theitalytravelpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> for free or contact us on <a href="https://www.onlyabag.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onlyabag.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>Want to support the podcast? You can join our Patreon! Check out all of our tiers—free and paid—here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/theitalytravelpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/cw/theitalytravelpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>For articles written by us about Italy, check out our website <a href="https://www.onlyabag.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onlyabag.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;d like to support us by using affiliate links, but don&#39;t have the time to hunt them down, we have put them all in one place! Head over to <a href="www.onlyabag.com/affiliate-links" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.onlyabag.com/affiliate-links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and you can see all of the com