From the grove
to the sea.
Ten days in Calabria, hosted by Gianfranco, founder of Deliba olive oil.
"I felt so connected from the moment we got there. It was almost spiritual, and an experience I will not forget. There are no words to adequately describe the generosity of this wonderful family."Janet Lopez Urban · guest in May 2026
Welcome to my Calabria.
I make Deliba olive oil with my family in Molochio, a small village in the Aspromonte mountains of Southern Italy. Our trees are centuries old, and so are many of the habits around them.
This journey is how I share that. For ten days I travel with you, from the cliffs of Tropea to the Strait of Messina, through the farms, kitchens, and workshops of people who still do things by hand.
One day we spend in our own grove. You taste our oil where it is made, have lunch under the olives, and we plant an olive tree together.
Hotels, guides, transfers, entrance fees, and tips are all taken care of, along with the lunches and dinners we share. A few evenings are left free, so you can find your own little trattoria.
I look forward to welcoming you.
GianfrancoFounder, Deliba
Your ten days.
A day in our grove.
This is the heart of the journey. A private coach takes us from Reggio up into the Aspromonte, to Molochio, where my family grows the olives for Deliba.
- Walk among centuries-old trees of our native varieties, Ottobratica and Sinopolese
- Taste our oil where it is made, in a guided tasting under the trees
- A long lunch at a table among the olives
- An olive oil workshop in the grove
- Together we plant one olive tree, our group's tree. Each of you becomes its Guardian, with a certificate signed by me and the tree's GPS coordinates
- Take home a bottle of Deliba with your name on it
In the evening we return to our hotel in Reggio. Dinner on your own.
A few frames.
One tree.
Your name on it.
On our day in the grove we plant one olive tree together, our group's tree. Each of you becomes its Guardian, with a certificate signed by Gianfranco and the tree's GPS coordinates.
The 2027 certificate carries the coordinates of the new tree we plant together on May 30.
Example: the certificate from our May 2026 group.
The itinerary.
Arrival in Tropea
You are met at Lamezia Terme Airport and driven privately to your hotel in Tropea. The afternoon is yours to settle in and wander. In the evening you meet Gianfranco and Carol, and we sit down together for our welcome dinner.
Tropea on foot, then out to sea
A certified English-speaking guide leads us through Tropea's lanes, palazzi, and churches to terraces that look out toward the Aeolian Islands. In the afternoon a private boat takes us along the coast toward Capo Vaticano: hidden coves, sea caves, a swim if you like, and an aperitivo on board, weather permitting.
Evening and dinner on your own.A day of silk in San Floro
A day trip from Tropea to San Floro, the only place in Italy where silk is still made from the mulberry leaf to the thread. We start at the silk museum in the village castle, where you try your hand at an antique loom. Then we walk through the mulberry groves, meet the silkworms, and pull silk thread from a cocoon with our own hands. Lunch at the farm, made with what their land produces, then back to Tropea in the late afternoon.
A private lunch above the sea
At Capo Vaticano we gather around a single table in the countryside, looking out over the Tyrrhenian Sea. The chef cooks for our group alone and serves four or five seasonal courses with Calabrian wines. Lunch lasts close to three hours, as it should.
Evening and dinner on your own.A free morning, Pizzo in the afternoon
The morning is yours: rest, or enjoy Tropea's white beaches. In the afternoon we head to Pizzo, a fishing town on the Coast of the Gods. With a certified guide we visit the little church of Piedigrotta, carved into the rock and filled with statues sculpted from the stone. Then a taste of the town's Tartufo: hazelnut and chocolate gelato with a soft, molten heart. Back to Tropea in the evening.
Dinner on your own.Scilla, and on to Reggio
In the morning you leave your suitcases at the hotel in Tropea. We take them by separate vehicle straight to our hotel in Reggio Calabria, where they are waiting when you arrive. So you travel light, with just a day bag. We ride the train down the coast to Scilla, and with a guide we walk through Chianalea, the old fishermen's quarter where the houses stand right on the water. A seafood lunch together, then on by train to Reggio Calabria.
Evening and dinner on your own.A day in our grove, Molochio
The heart of the journey. A private coach takes us up into the Aspromonte, to the grove where my family grows the olives for Deliba. A walk among centuries-old trees, a guided tasting of our oil under the trees, a long lunch among the olives, an olive oil workshop, and the planting of our group's tree. You take home a bottle of Deliba with your name on it. Reserve your place
In the evening we return to Reggio. Dinner on your own.Pentedattilo, gelato, and the Riace Bronzes
In the morning a certified guide takes us to Pentedattilo, an abandoned village clinging to a rock shaped like an open hand. Back in Reggio, a tasting at one of Italy's best-loved gelato shops. In the afternoon, again with our guide, the National Archaeological Museum of Magna Graecia, to stand before the Riace Bronzes, among the finest Greek statues to survive from antiquity.
Messina, cannoli, and farewell
We cross the Strait of Messina by hydrofoil and land in Sicily. A guided visit of Messina, and a tasting of Sicilian cannoli. Back in Reggio, some time to relax at the hotel, then our farewell dinner, all together.
Departure
A private transfer takes you to Reggio Calabria Airport. You leave with your personalized bottle, your certificate, and the GPS coordinates of our group's tree in Calabria.
What is included.
- 9 nights in hand-picked hotels in Tropea and Reggio Calabria
- Breakfast every day, 2 dinners and 4 lunches
- 4 tastings: Tartufo di Pizzo, artisan gelato, olive oil, Sicilian cannoli
- Certified local guides
- All entrance fees and all gratuities
- Private transfers, coach and train travel
- Hydrofoil across the Strait and guided visit of Messina
- Separate luggage transfer from Tropea to Reggio
- Private boat trip along the Coast of the Gods
- A day of silk in San Floro
- Our group's olive tree, your certificate and personalized bottle
- Gianfranco with you throughout
Not included: flights, travel insurance, dinners on free evenings, and personal expenses.
per person, sharing a double room
$5,200 in a single room
About $470 a day.
The group is kept small, with a maximum of 20 guests.
Send your request with the form below, or write to Gianfranco at gianfranco@deliba.it.
Full booking terms on request.
Questions & answers.
Request your spot for 2027.
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