Frantoi Ipogei

Underground spectacle

Fascinating underground tour of the frantoio provided by local guide, Riccardo. Fascinating insight into the value of the olive crop here for so many centuries.

Nice

Just if you go with someone who can explain you every thing about it. Otherwise do not go. Call the tourist office and take a tour. It should be with just an offer, what you want to pay. Good have din...

Go to tour booth

Go to info centre and ask for guide. We toppled ours 5 euros to buy coffee even tho free. Absolutely fascinating cavern to see. Just can't imagine how people lived down there for 6 months!!!!

Interesting

This is an underground path accessible via guided tour only. Oil mills were built underground for two reasons: reduce costs (being digging cheaper than building) and to keep the temperature under cont...

Fascinating

This oil mill had been operating underground in a cavern for 500 years before ceasing production in 1930. That around 50 operators ran it with donkeys providing the power is hard to believe. There is ...