Oleotour The EVOO route in the Oil Cathedral, Oleoteca

Let us bring you closer to the oil culture, since 12,000 BC there are fossil remains of the olive tree, it was used by Greeks, Romans, Arabs ... as food but also as a source of light, as a cosmetic, currency, macerating it with different plants as an ointment health ... We will show you how oil was made in the old days, with the old presses and the large stones typical of the oil mills and how it is done today, because it has undergone an enormous change in the last 30 years You will know an authentic museum of oil, with more than 150 different references from producers around the world. We will solve all the doubts that may arise about this basic product in our culture and our food, olive varieties, commercial categories, which is the acidity of the oil, which means first pressing ... so that you are an intelligent consumer and know how to value a good olive juice. And to top it off, we learn to taste an extra virgin olive oil and we get to know the native variety of the province of Cáceres, the Manzanilla from Cáceres. The Oleoteca are producers of Oleosetin, one of the best extra virgin olive oils in the world, the only one in Extremadura to win the International Olive Council Prize, the Mario Solinas Prize, which we will discover and teach you to appreciate. A unique experience that you cannot miss to understand the way of life of the inhabitants of these lands, their gastronomy, their customs ... and also in which you will learn and enjoy with all your senses.