Production of Olive Oil in Greece: The Tradition Continues

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Production of Olive Oil in Greece

• The Tradition Continues

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History Of Harvesting Olives

• First cultivation of the olive tree worldwide
  took place in Greece

• According to the folklore olive is enriched with
  divine power and therefore the goddess Athena to
  the people of Athens.

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Process of Olive Harvesting

• Some Interesting Facts

• If any family does not have sufficient of members
  to help in the task of harvesting olive, they can
  ask for help from their relatives and neighbours
• The proper way to pluck the olives is by hand so
  that there is no damage to the tree and also to
  the fruit.
• There is no particular time to harvest the olives
  because it normally continues for two to three
  months, still the period from November to mid of
  January is the time when the olives are harvested
  across the nation.
• Once all the olives are collected in large boxes
  they are sent to the compressing unit where they
  are washed properly and separated from the leaves.

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Change in the Process of Harvesting

• With Changing Time

• Previously, mentioned process of harvesting olive
  groves is the traditional way
• Today, there are lots of producers who make the
  use of electronic machines that shake the tree
  for plucking the olives.
• But most of the farmers prefer to harvest the
  olives following the ancient method, because it
  is Eco-friendly and retains the pure benefits of
  the olives.

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Olive Oil is the major element in Greek food

• Despite being the major producer of olive oil,
  the people of Greece make its use in cooking all
  their dishes due to an abundance of health
  benefits hidden in the oil from the olives.
• The relevance of benefits offered by olive oil
  can be realized from the fact that it is not only
  used by almost all the households in Greece but
  in all the hotels, restaurants and villas on
  different islands.
• The most amazing fact about the olive groves is
  that they are not only grown in the
  well-developed cities and villages but even in
  the smallest islands like Paxos Island, which is
  recognized as the smallest island in Greece.

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Word About Glyfada Beach Villas Restaurant

• Our Villas in Paxos has created all its villas
  inside a huge olive grove and are still
  collecting their own olives in the winter time.
  In this way their clients still have the facility
  of enjoying the taste of Greek food to their
  visitors cooked strictly according to the Greek
  cuisines by using their own fresh olive oil in
  two of the restaurants operating at Glyfada Beach
  Villas Restaurant.

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