Cooperativa Las Virtudes


http://www.almazaravirtudes.com
General information
Name:LAS VIRTUDES
Contact:José Francisco
Phone number:(+34) 965 802 187
City:Villena
Area:Alto Vinalopó
Email:info@virtudes.net
Address:Carretera de Yecla, 9. Apartado de Correos 157. C.P. 03400, Villena. Alicante.
Website:http://almazaravirtudes.com
Oil and olives
Brand TESORO DE VILLENA and LAS VIRTUDES ECOLÓGICO
Type of oil Extra Virgin and Eco
Type of olive Arbequina
Almazara Information
Shop:Yes
Oil tasting:Yes
Restaurant / Bar:
Guided visit:Yes
Toilets:Yes
Languages:Spanish
Exbibition / Museum:
Accessibility:
Payment:Cash / Credit card
Video:
Opening times:Monday to Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm and 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Saturday 9:00am to 1:00pm.

THE OLIVE OIL TREE, A MILLENARY CROP IN THESE LANDS:

Olive trees and olives have been traded in these lands since the Middle Ages. A couple of Roman roads cross the border and we know that the Romans planted olive trees at the margins of their paths.

The history of the mill is much more recent, but without a doubt, it gathers a thousand-year-old tradition. The origin of our mill corresponds to the objective of joining the efforts of numerous local producers and small oil mills.

The majority varieties are recently planted as Arbequina or Picual, but large tracts of old olive trees of older varieties such as Grosal, Changló Real, Cornicabra, Blanqueta or Rojal remain. In total, we harvest around one and a half million kilos of olives, which translates into about 300,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil. We only produce this oil quality, cold pressed and without any alteration.

For the last five years some of our plots have been certified by the Committee of Ecological Agriculture of the Valencian Community and we produce some of our oils under the ecological seal.