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Rapolla (PZ) - Olive Trees

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Coop. Agricola Rampolla Fiorente
Contrada Piano di Chiesa
Tel. 0972 8760200

Classical mythology tells us that Minerva created the first plant of olive tree, but the real story is that this plant was spread around the South of Italy, Basilicata included, by Phoenician traders since 1500 B.C.

In three different territories, homogeneous in their characteristics and in the techniques used for growing the plants and for processing their products, three high quality oils are produced.

Each of them has its own typical characteristics and is produced with a very high level of technology.

In Basilicata the olive tree, because of the peculiar distribution of mountains in the area, can be found almost everywhere and is actually the most widespread plant in this territory.

Amongst the producers of oil, some are worth mentioning because of the wide distribution of their products, because of their high quality standards and because their product is its way unique: the Maieatica (Ferrandina olives), l’Ogliarola del Vulture (Ogliarola in Melfi) and the Ogliarola del Bradano (Commune of Montescaglioso).