The olive tree was considered to be the sacred tree of Athens and that’s why the winners of the Olympic Gameswould take as a prize a branch of olive tree, a tradition that began with the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. till the end of the ancient Olympic Games. […]

Olive oil, pure or scented, was highly associated with burial ceremonies. […]

Ancient Greeks and mostly women used olive oil frequently for their body hygiene and their beauty. […]

The poet Homer used to call olive oil “the golden liquid”. […]

Olive oil has been since ancient times a basic ingredient of the Greek diet. […]

Just like in ancient Greece, in modern Greece, the gathering of the olives hasn’t drastically changed and it is still one of the most important agricultural activities in the Mediterranean. […]

The cultivation of the olive trees began at the 3rd millennium B.C. in the island of Crete and from there it was spread to the rest of the continental Greece and the Mediterranean countries. […]

The life of the Greeks is closely attached from ancient years with the olive tree and its products. […]