Deep in a pluri-centennial olive grove, extended on 72 Hectares, with many carob trees, oaks, and large areas of Mediterranean scrub, Masseria Il Frantoio stands upon sixteenth-century hypogean oil mill. Armando and Rosalba will warmly welcome you offering comfortable rooms with private bathroom, where the authentic relationship with the past is preserved unchanged. Wide common spaces wait for you to let you enjoy your time relaxing, alone or with good company. The organic olive grove, which includes young and centennial trees, produces 4 extra virgin olive oil: Tre Colline DOP, Degli Dei denocciolato, Leccina Monocultivar, Pendici. Production also consists of 35 varieties of rosolio, including the olive leaves rosolio, a world-unique, for which Rosalba was awarded by The Ministry of Economics in 2005. The special house aperitif completes with their extra quality jams and snacks, such as sweet and salty almonds, tarallis, fried fava beans. The company is honoured with Parco Dune Costiere brand, because it stands out for its sustainable conduction of olive oil production and for its commitment in popularization of olive oil properties. In 2010 the project “Giganti del Mediterraneo” (Mediterranean giants), presented by the company in cooperation with two other organic olive oil producers, Ostuni’s ITAS and Libera Terra di Mesagne Association, was awarded with “Panda d’Oro – Diploma per la Conservazione della Biodiversità in Italia” from WWF Italia. In 2013 the company was honoured with the “Prodotti di Qualità Puglia” certification.