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Messinia Prefecture
an
overview of the valley approaching Kalamata from Tripolis
The Prefecture of Messinia and especially the
Kalamata area is a vast natural Olive Grove. Propitious climate, sunshine and
small holdings, allow each grower to take loving care of each olive tree
and to pick the olive fruit when it is mature enough. These are the main
advantages for the superior quality of the fruit
itself. A large number of modern olive presses run by people who have a
deep knowledge and the secrets of the production of olive oil lead to the
creation of a superior olive oil.
Euripides called Messinia “the land of the good
fruit” for its beauty and its fertile rich earth. Messinia, the land of
the Olive Tree and of the Olive Oil, yields the world famous Kalamata
Olives and Kalamata Olive Oil, particularly the Messinia Olive Oil, a
100% pure and natural fruit juice of the highest quality and of unique
nutritional value, which has been ranked in the category of Extra Virgin
Olive Oil after a series of chemical analyses. The olive tree, a sacred
tree, has been cultivated in Messinia since the 12th century BC.
Archaeological excavations in the palace of Nestor, the ancient king of
Messinia, have brought to light evidence that show the enormous
importance of the juice of the olive tree for the society of the time.
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