I lived in Apuglia for two years and finding this fantastic place still remains one of the highlights of my experience. Not only are the products fantastic, but the warm and friendly treatment by the owners always left me smiling at the end of a visit. When I moved away, I brought 6 liters of oil with me....it's difficult to use any other oil....nothing is as good. I highly recommend a visit...you will fall in love with the product and the people. It's quintessential Puglia.
It's not easy to start to talk about L'Acropoli di Puglia. Why? Because I wouldn't have enough words to describe my feelings and impression after visiting L'Acropoli di Puglia. This place is so impressive, magnificent, attractive with it's unique and different taste of olive oil and absolutely amazing wine. I was amazed by people that works in L'Acropoli di Puglia. As soon as you walk in- you will be met by the nicest and most pleasure people, you will feel how much hard work, love and passion Lucarella's family gives to this place. My biggest thank you to Vincenzo of amazing and unforgettable tour, your hospitality, the most delicious olive oil and wine tasting. Thank you for the opportunity to touch of olive oil making traditions that you are so passionate about and thank you for the warmest memories about L'Acropoli di Puglia that I brought back home with me.The biggest hug to all your family. Grazie mille alla famiglia di Lucarella per il inkantenvuele posto e bella giornataMilana Maliaukaite (Lithuania/Dublin)
We found L'Acropoli online before our trip and inquired about a visit because we saw that we could get the oil here in the states. So I emailed Vincenzo and he responded immediately. We set up a visit to tour the facilities and taste their oil. Our visit, tour and tasting was truly a highlight of our two week trip to Italy. And the olive oil is unlike any we've bought in the US (even the oil that claims to be 100% Italian). We shipped back bottles and will continue to use their oil. Grazie for a lovely time!!
Thank you Vincenzo for your hospitality and such an amazing experience. We arrived late on Easter Saturday and were disappointed to find L'Acropoli looked closed. We knocked and were surprised to be treated to a personal tour of the oil making process by Vincenzo's brother, which was fascinating. Vincenzo then gave us a tasting and it really was some of the most delicious olive oil we've tasted. Highly recommend this stop to anyone travelling through the area.
From the shop on the ground floor you go down into the cellars where you can see the process of making the olive oils and the ancient stone cisterns where it is stored. We went with Jackie from Puglia Holiday Rentals and she introduced us to charming Vincenzo who gave us an informative and passionate talk and video about the history and the traditional ways making of the oils. I never knew how much there is to discover! We had a great tasting and learned how the different flavours can be used with hot or cold foods. It was hard to choose which to bring home as they were all so differnt and delicious. A great afternoon.
We stayed in Martina Franca for a couple of days in May and found a small olive oil shop just off the main square. The lady in the shop spoke English and was extremely helpful and friendly. We bought a small quantity of olive oil and balsamic vinegar from her but were limited by weight for our return flight. We used the oilve oil when we got home and i have to say that it adds an additional dimension and complexity to dishes. Even keeping the olive oil for special dishes we soon ran out. Fortunately I found the website address on the back of the container and made contact with L'Acropoli di Puglia in October. I had a little bit of difficulty completing the transaction online through the website so I sent an email asking for assistance. Vincenso wrote back and was able to arrange shipping at a reasonable cost. I am now re-stocked and enjoying a broader range of olive oils. I would highly recommend using this olive oil - you can taste the difference from the stuff you buy in the supermarket.
I visited there a few years ago. The location of Martina Franca was just excellent to make you enough relaxed and even laid back. This totally Olive Oil seller and factory lets you have remarkable experience. Kind staff members will guide you from A to Z of pure olive oil and its unique history. What make big difference from other olive oil makers is that there sells aged oils. You do not usually age olive oils but this seller lets olive oil sleep for 6 months, 12months and 2 years. You just taste it and see the difference. Mr. Vincenzo the head of L'Acropli di Puglia,I am sure, will show you south Italian reality of Olive oil.
My husband and I visited this oliver oil mill L'Acropli di Pugli" during our trip to the Puglia area at the end of September, through the arrangement of a company called "Discovery Puglia", The owner, Mr. Vincenzo, did every effort to accomodate into our schedule by opening his mill and shop to us even on a Sunday, the day they normally close. We were treated as royals by Mr. Vincenzo, who speaks excellant English, and who showed us the detailed processes of how the real extra virgin oliver oil was pressed and made. We not only learned how the oliver oil were made, but also learned the right ways to taste the differences among 4 different oliver oil, and we completed our tasting with the wonderful balasmic vinergar and red wines they produced! The experience of tasting the geniue oliver oil among the oliver oil country is definitely a once-a-life-time experience for us, this trip away from the over-crowded tourist places in teh quite and peaceful southeast of Italy is certainly the highlight of our Italian trip! Mr. Vincenzo is a very young, talented, warm, kind, and friendly professional. He knows his business. The friendly manners he approached to us touched us at the moment we entered into his place. When he learned that it's our guide's first time to be at his place when we were ready to leave, he walked us all to the town center. Even further more, after we returned home in USA, he kept contact with us asking about our trip and how the oil we ordered and asked him to help sending to China! - when he learned that my families still had not received those oil, he started to contact the Italian shipping company every day and kept us in the loop of the whereabout, until my families in China confirmed the receipt. What extra miles he walked! He was working his tireless efforts in making sure that we not only enjoyed his fantastic oliver oil, enjoyed our trip in Puglia, but also he would make sure his oliver oil would reach my families in China as well! - I would recommend everyone to visit his oliver oil place !
It is a fantastic place, where you can feel the history and tradition of extra virgin olive oil making at its top quality, the pride of a family tradition and have a great time. You will love visiting the frantoio and Vincenzo's friendly and passionate attitude, but mostly will discover the best oil you could find anywhere. Have fun! Lucio
We visited L'Acropoli di Puglia while staying in Martina Franca in Feb 2015. Vincenzo, the owner, treated us to a private informal tour and video showing the process of making his wonderful cold pressed extra virgin olive oil. It was a fascinating experience from hearing first hand about the age-old process, handed down over the years from generation to generation, to seeing the beautiful old machinery and huge grinding stones, the underground storage vault, to tasting the deliciousend product. Another wonderful Puglian experience - not to be missed. Grazie Vincenzo.. Multo Bene!