Autrefois ramassee a la main, la recolte est maintenant mecanisee.

Sechee pendant quelques jours les fleurs partent a la distillerie pour en extraire l'huile essentielle.

120 kg de paille donnent 1 kg d'essence.

L'olivier arbre symbole de la mediterranee a ete importe par les grecs il y a 2500 ans.

Cet arbre pouvant vivre plusieurs siecles commence a produire des l'age de 6 ans et atteint sa pleine maturite a 20 ans.

L'olive se recolte traditionnellement a la main ou a l'aide de peigne de novembre a janvier.

Les plus grosses, reservees a la degustation, sont confites tandis que les petites sont pressees a froid au moulin pour donner l'huile d'olive vierge.

5kg d'olives donnent 1 litre d'huile d'olive.

Collected by hand in the past, the harvest is now completely mechanized.

Dried for a few days, the flowers then leave for the distillery where the essential oil is extracted.

120 kg of flowers makes 1 kg of essential oil.

The olive tree, symbol of the Mediterranean, was imported by the Greeks some 2500 years ago.

It can live for several centuries and starts to give fruit at the age of eight, reaching full maturity by the age of twenty.

Olives are traditionally gathered by hand or combs from November to January. 

The largest are conserved for eating whilst  the smallest are pressed at the mill to give virgin olive oil.

5kg of olives makes 1 liter of oil