** Puglia ** preserves a millenary olive-growing tradition, represented by its 60 million ** olive trees **, most of which are centuries old. Cultivation, introduced by the Greek and Apigian populations, today makes ** Puglia ** the first Italian region for the production of ** Extra Virgin Olive Oil **. With numerous cultivars with unique organoleptic characteristics and extremely representative of the territory, the ** olive tree ** is also present in the regional banner.
Getting in touch with this millenary tradition is possible, in ** Alberobello **, by visiting the ** Oleificio Salamida **, a typical ** olive farm **, completely family-run.
The ** Salamida ** family, for over twenty years, has kept alive the tradition of harvesting and milling the local ** olives **, which involves many of the inhabitants of ** Alberobello **. The processing takes place through both traditional means, such as ** cold milling ** on granite millstones, and with modern methods, for ** centrifugal extraction **.
The ** Oleificio Salamida ** also has its own production of ** artisanal extra virgin olive oil **, cold extracted within 24 hours of harvesting. The typical cultivars of the Alberobello area, processed by the mill are ** ogliarola ** and ** olivastra **.
While the collection of ** olives ** and the production of ** Extra Virgin Olive Oil ** take place purely in the winter months, during the rest of the year it is possible to make ** visits to the oil mill **. In the company, you can learn the various production methods, through ** tastings ** and learn to appreciate the different organoleptic characteristics of ** Extra Virgin Olive Oil **.
The ** visits ** are ** free ** and take place in an area of the company designed to accommodate families and organized groups. Reservations are recommended for groups and coach parking is available.
Inside the ** company shop ** it is possible to purchase packages of ** Extra Virgin Olive Oil ** in numerous formats.