The Cultural Center ‘La Cilla’ has hosted the presentation of the Oleoturismo project “El Aceite y el Patrimonio”, organized by the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin Aceites Sierra de Cádiz.

After some first words of welcome from Francisco Párraga, mayor of the town, The president of the Denomination of Origin, Antonio Villalba thanked the presence of the large audience who went to the day and highlighted the need to value the traditional serrano olive grove, as well as the high quality of the oils obtained. Besides, explained the convenience of supporting a complementary oleotourism project to the producing industry, which aims to bring the ancestral culture of the olive tree in the area to a society increasingly interested in knowing the origin of what it consumes. A complete program of informative talks, Guided visits to the historical helmets of the peoples and oil mills of the Sierra or the organization of oil tastings and tapas routes would be part of the planning developed by the technicians of the Denomination of Origin.

Subsequently, the “Oil and Heritage” conference was given, by Francisco Menacho, who highlighted the enormous influence in cultural, artistic and monumental that the cultivation of olive grove has and has had throughout the regional history, in such a way that the olive tree has impregnated a good part of the historical milestones that have taken place in the Sierra de Cádiz.

The program of activities was completed with visits to the castle and the ‘La Frontera and Los Castillos’ Museum of Olvera and with the realization of an open tasting of oils of the Denomination of Origin, in which attendees were able to verify the high organoleptic quality, as well as the most characteristic nuances of the Sierra oils.