OLIVE OIL
The olive tree is almost certainly originating from Asia Minor. From the highlands of Iran, Syria and Palestine spread 5000 years ago in the Mediterranean. It grew on the island of Crete in 3000 BC in Egypt in the second century. In Palestine in the first century. The Etruscans cultivation practiced it since the sixth century. To C. And made great use of olive oil considering that the bearer of great prosperity; often, as a sign of gratitude and good omen, offered to their gods. Today, the olive oil, linked to civilization, is part of the famous' Mediterranean diet 'and make use food all the peoples of the Mediterranean:' also used in cosmetics and in the past have been enhanced therapeutic properties. Especially valuable is the olive oil in Tuscany, especially those derived from olive interior hilly areas. The olive, this wonder of nature, has always found the right place in the sacred and divine.
