Oil turism in the Priorat

The Priorat is known worldwide as a wine destination, but also stands out for the quality of its oils, protected under the Siurana PDO. You can visit wineries, yes, but also oil mills. Or both!

Winter, when the day is short and cold, is a good time for oil tourism. Discover mills and taste their oils; one of the best treasures of Mediterranean cuisine. In the Priorat you can follow the oil route, where a dozen oil mills that can be visited will show you the production process and the organoleptic characteristics of some impressive extra virgin olive oils. On the website of Turisme Priorat you will find them all!

But, are you ready to visit them? Do you know about oil as much as wine? We invite you to find that out with this Olive Oil Quiz! You will find the correct answers at the end of the post.

1 The DOP Siurana is the... oldest virgin olive oil origin Denomination in the country

a)1st

b)2nd

c)3rd

d)4th

2 The DOP Siurana owns its name to...

a) The Siurana river, a flow of the river Ebro that rises in the Priorat region

b) Siuro, a Finnish town where oil is produced

c) The Siura goddess 

3 Which varieties of olives are used?

a) The arbequina, the red and the morruda

b) The arbequina, the garnatxa and the carinyena 

c) The arbequina, the apiqual and the hojiblanca

4 The "oli de raig" is...

a) The oil extracted when there is a big storm

b) The first non filtered virgin olive oil extracted from the first olives of the season

c) The oil extracted from the olive trees in Rain, an abandoned town in the Priorat

Results: 1 - B · 2- A · 3 A · 4 B

Now you're all set to enjoy our new package: The Sport Winter Experience, where you will be able to visit an oil mill and taste its oils. Buy it here.