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If you are looking for a family experience in Tuscany, at our olive mill we have created a tour designed especially for children, to discover the world of extra virgin olive oil in a simple, engaging and authentic way.At our olive mill in Sarteano, between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana, we offer a tou...Find out more ›

Before the 1990s, holidays in Tuscany – among the Senese hills and the southern part of the province – were a time to breathe clean air, slow down, and take care of oneself. Thermal spas were visited mainly for “treatment” rather than for simple wellness.Chianciano Terme, with its more than 200 fami...Find out more ›

Dear Partner, We are pleased to inform you that this year as well our SignorOlio – Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been presented at FOODEX Japan. In the coming days, we will also be participating, as usual, in the JOOP Japan Olive Oil Prize, a context in which our oil has consistently achieve...Find out more ›

The quality of our olive oil does not stop at production. Every day we store it, monitor it, and protect it with the utmost care.✔ Storage in stainless steel silos with a nitrogen system, to preserve freshness and its natural characteristics✔ Temperature-controlled rooms, to ensure stability ov...Find out more ›

The most beautiful time of the year has arrived: the moment when twelve months of work, care and dedication turn into our wonderful SignorOlio.The atmosphere in the mill fills with aromas, familiar sounds, and stories that return and renew themselves.Find out more ›

It's 1976. A typewritten letter. No emails, no WhatsApp messages.In that letter, the sales manager of Alfa Laval described the benefits of the continuous mill: cleaner, faster, safer.Mario and Donatella decided to move forward with a major investment, which led the same manager to visit our hom...Find out more ›

Little stories from the Past.. "Our Origins, and Those of Our Big Brother"The Tuscan Hills are the place we've always called home.Sarteano is our “center of the world,” and I Cinque Monti is the beautiful Tuscan farm, surrounded by olive trees and vineyards, where my maternal grandparents chose to i...Find out more ›

Nicola is an engineer, an innovator, and the new partner at the Frantoio. Nicola Marchetti stepped in quietly over twenty years ago, offering his support wherever it was needed. Today, he is a partner at Frantoio Tistarelli and a key figure in its technological and organizational evolution. With ...Find out more ›

Today we’re talking about Fausta Tistarelli, the new generation of the Frantoio. Raised in a family of olive growers and millers, she chose to combine her work in the family business with a career as a management and business consultant. Over 25 years ago, she founded Clelia Consulting together wit...Find out more ›

We’ll tell you about the story of our Frantoio and our family of olive growers, about our Extra Virgin Olive Oils, the Sienese hills that surround us, our everyday life, our current projects and the dreams we hold for the future. Because life is work, and work is life. And every product we create ...Find out more ›

Fausta Tistarelli's Olive Oil among the “Excellences of Tuscany”Stazione Leopolda, Florence – March 8–9, 2025Luigi Caricato writes and publishes on his YouTube channel Olio Officina:In a picturesque village in the province of Siena, surrounded by olive groves steeped in history and tradition, a fami...Find out more ›

We and our passions… in a single image, the essence of our Frantoio.  Fausta, Nicola, Giuliano, Morena, and our fruits… #Signorolio, #IGP Toscano, #SignorolioBio, #CinqueMonti, and #Reticchio, always accompanied by warmth and dedication.  Follow us on our social media or subscrib...Find out more ›