The platform that you have to know to sneak into the workshops of the best artisans

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It is not the melons that have brought us to

, southeast of Madrid.

On a cold morning this week, the reason is extra virgin olive oil.

We are in front of the largest organic olive grove in the region and in the

whose founder, Pedro Laguna, speaks enthusiastically about how he makes his liquid gold.

Nothing to despise from the sea of ​​olive trees from Jaén, but several important international awards have already come out of these Villaconejos olive groves.

Thanks to

, a new tourist platform, any curious person can now see first-hand this production of top-quality artisanal food.

What's more, here you come to touch, smell, taste, feel, in short, the work and life of a producer who invites you to his house for a few hours and guides you himself.

Marisa Ayllón is the founder of this platform (fabricandoexperiencias.com), the first leisure and tourism community made up of artisan producers.

"Through it we

into

to discover all the magic and effort involved in making their products."

The idea came from his own experience.

He had been practicing this type of tourism for years, but it was difficult for him to find it.

"Just like me, there is a demand from traveling and curious consumers who seek to enjoy their free time living

. And, on the other hand, the reality is that in Spain there are many small and medium-sized artisan companies that are struggling to get to the market a quality product that

and goes unnoticed by the traveler, even when they are in the same province where they live".

Thierry, one of the owners of the Maravillas craft beer factory, on Valverde street.

In Villaconejos, that traveler is an entire family that has come from Guadalajara to learn about oil.

It was a surprise Christmas gift from one of the aunts who was looking for an experience that three generations could do.

Pedro has taken them for a

28 hectares cultivated intensively.

"We have arbequina, hojiblanca and cornicabra," he points out as he explains what it means to be

.

Later, at the oil mill, the

that hide their color.

To smell them is to return to the countryside: "it smells of grass and tomato", the invited tasters agree.

Pedro Laguna, from the Oleum Laguna Oil Mill in Villaconejos, shows visitors the olive grove.

Many of the clients who sign up for Fabricando Experiencias are, in fact, families looking to live a different and, above all, memorable leisure experience.

"In the end we are creating small moments to remember

that are never forgotten," says Marisa.

Her platform, only ten months old, has taken root throughout the Community of Madrid, even beyond.

There are experiences for all audiences.

The garden of Madrid, for example, is a great unknown.

You can go to

to take a tour of the best local crops of vegetables and fruit trees.

"This way the children know where the zucchini they usually eat come from."

There is also a good chance that you will be

-handed by becoming

to learn how to make artisan croissants or make your own sourdough bread in the best workshops in the capital, such as the Obrador San Francisco.

The world of bees is exciting and the whole process of making honey is taught in Robledillo de la Jara, where Miel El jabardo puts

.

On the way to the honey beehives El Jabardo SAT, in the town of Robledillo de la Jara.

And if what you lose is

you 're in luck.

Both in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Maltacaballar beers) and in the heart of the Malasaña neighborhood (Maravillas Factory) or the traditional Vallecas neighborhood (CCVK), its producers invite you to discover the secrets behind their beers and what distinguishes them from industrial manufacturing. .

Marisa is convinced that if she makes it easier for people to get closer

, to the countryside, to crafts and responsible consumption, they will value the effort that their preparation requires much more.

That has become her mission.

Thanks to her website, "artisan products are not only bought, they are also visited".

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