The culture of the olive tree in Spain:
The story between the olive tree and Spain began from the colonization, at the end of the thousand-year-old 2nd av. J-C, of the Mediterranean Sea, by the Phoenician. At first, the phoenician culture was of low influence, but at the end of the VIIth century av. J-C,...The Olive Tree : From Antique Greece to Modern Italy
Since Antique Greece, numerous peoples introduced the olive tree within their community. Today this tree has an international dimension, with various symbols, according to civilizations. In Antique Greece The olive tree was considered as being a symbol of peace,...When is the best time to pick the olives?
It is the great unknown when the beginning of the campaign of the olive arrives. When is the best time to pick the olives? In recent years, early harvesting is supported but this time is always the subject of debate between olive growers and cooperatives, as each...
Varieties of olives in Italy
Following Spain, Italy is the second largest olive oil producing country with 15% of world production. Thanks to the purchase of olive oils of Spanish origin, Italy is the first exporting country of olive oil packed. The most important olive oil producing regions are...
Olive oil in Arab culture : origins and recipes
The origin : The origin of olive oil is hard to explain because it’s very antique. Indeed, the olive oil has more than 4000 years, and we may find works explaining more about the olive oil more than 6000 years ago. The civilisations which bordered the Mediterranean...Extra virgin Olive Oil, THE ORIGIN
There is a Greek myth which tells about how Athens was named. There were two gods who wish to name the great city with it's name, Atenea and Poseidon.
The Oracle of Delfos said that the one who gives the city the best gift would be the one to name it.
Poseidon build a river of salted water and Atenea created the olive tree.
Atenea won and the olive tree was the symbol and the most representative icon of the Greek and the Roman empires.
From the the olive tree humans extract the juice of the olives, the olive oil.
The Oracle of Delfos said that the one who gives the city the best gift would be the one to name it.
Poseidon build a river of salted water and Atenea created the olive tree.
Atenea won and the olive tree was the symbol and the most representative icon of the Greek and the Roman empires.
From the the olive tree humans extract the juice of the olives, the olive oil.