ISLE OF CYPRUS

Cyprus is an island positioned within the broad region of the Eastern Mediterranean that appears certain to be the origin of the olive tree. Olive trees have been cultivated in Cyprus for thousands of years. The cultivated olive tree (Lat. Olea Sativa Euromediterranea) is an evergreen tree that thrives in temperate climates with relatively little water and can survive for centuries even in harsh climatic and soil conditions... The tree usually bears fruit (olives) after the fourth year of its life and reaches its full height (6-12 meters, depending on the type) after the tenth year of age. Olive oil is the juice extracted mainly from the flesh of the olive fruit using mechanical processes (as opposed to chemical extraction practiced on seed oils), therefore delivering a product free from chemical additives.

Primary location: Limassol Kibris Cumhuriyeti