Hosted by the Art Monastery Project
L’arte dell’oliva
Join us in our 3-day celebration of one of Italy’s finest culinary products: olive oil.
The Art Monastery Project is proud to announce our first annual
Olive Harvest Festival
at our beautiful guesthouse, Casale Santa Brigida,nestled in the rolling hills of the Umbrian countryside.
Weekend Packages:
October 30, 31, November 1or
November 6,7,8
3 days, 2 nights
€165 /person twin share****Special!! Party Saturday October 31st at the Santa Brigida! Part of the weekend
“L’Arte dell’Oliva ” we’ll eat,drink and make merry with the band Addova’ –playing traditional music from Naples.
Suggested donation is only 10 euro for food, wine and dancing. Starting at 8 and continuing late.
Hope to see you there!********
Enjoy the Italian countryside at its best! Get outside, work the land, and share in the bounty of your hard work at the harvest table. Learn the complete process of making olive oil: experience harvesting olives in the golden Umbrian countryside, the olive capitol of Europe, from our grove of more than 500 trees.
Great food, delicious wine, new friends, unparalleled views!
Join our Cooking with Olive Oil class and take a tour of the local olive oil press.
Explore the history of the olive, various varieties of trees, and the subtle variations in the different grades of olive oil.
Day 1
Begin your stay with a local wine-and-cheese tasting aperitivo and
a group dinner with fresh vegetables from our organic permaculture garden.
Later in the evening enjoy a presentation about olive oil harvesting,
production, and local traditions followed by music and dancing under the stars.*
Day 2
Start your day with yoga or relax under our fig tree with a fresh cappuccino, a slice of our homemade bread smothered with fig preserves. Participate in the olive harvest, eat lunch on the terrace, attend a Cooking with Olive Oil demonstration, and celebrate the harvest with a group dinner. All this is followed by a scary Halloween movie under the stars.*
Day 3
Tour a local olive oil press and take home a bottle of the olive oil you helped produce!
Finish your stay with a flourish with a hearty Italian lunch at the harvest table.
What’s Included: Twin share accommodations (you are guaranteed a private room if two people sign up together), 3 meals daily including organic produce from our permaculture garden! Yoga, wine, dancing, a cooking demonstration, and a tour of the local olive press. Shared accommodations in one of our beautiful guesthouse rooms.
Don’t have a car? Transport to and from the local train station, Civita Castellana-Magliano, and to the olive oil press is available for an additional €25.
Prefer to have a private room to yourself? Single, private rooms are available for a total of €350. Tent camping is also available.
Want to join in for the day? Day passes are available for €32/day and include meals and all events.
Contact: santabrigida@artmonastery.org or brittney@artmonastery.org
+39 333 153 7353
*Weather permitting. Outdoor events will be moved indoors if necessary. Olive harvesting happens rain or shine!
