The Olive Tree and Olive Oil

A thousand-year-old tree and a symbol of peace, the olive tree has shaped Mediterranean landscapes since Antiquity. The exhibition tells its history, how it is grown and the secrets of olive oil.

Panel by panel:

• The olive, a hardy Mediterranean tree that can live for a thousand years
• Botany: the olive family and the olive fruit
• The origins and spread of olive growing around the Mediterranean
• The olive tree in myths, the Bible and rituals
• From olive to oil: harvesting, pressing and extraction
• Tasting, table olives and health benefits
• Appellations, terroirs and preserving varieties

Audience: all ages. Ideal for: a taste week, an event around the Mediterranean, a farmers' market.