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MICHELANGELO BOUNARROTI: MORE OF AN OLIVE OIL MAKER THAN AN ARTISTIC GENIUS
The painter Michelangelo is well-known for the exceptional painting that decorates the vault of the Sistine Chapel in Saint Peter’s in the Vatican. What is less known about him is that he was involved with olive growing from his birth to his last days. He was born in...
BRAVA: THE GALICIAN OLIVE VARIETY THAT ALMOST WENT EXTINCT DUE TO HIGH TAXES
The expansion of the Roman Empire in the Iberian Peninsula introduced the olive tree in Galicia. In fact, centuries ago, this region was especially populated with olive trees. No wonder Vigo is known as la ciudad olívica. Throughout the passage of time, these olive...
MIGUEL ÁNGEL BOUNARROTI, ACEITERO ANTES QUE GENIO
Miquelangelo, autor, entre otras maravillas, de la excepcional pintura que decora la bóveda de la Capilla Sixtina, en San Pedro del Vaticano; estuvo ligado a la olivicultura desde su nacimiento hasta sus últimos días. Nació en Caprese, una villa de la Toscana cerca de...
BRAVA, LA VARIEDAD GALLEGA DE OLIVO, CASI EXTINGUIDA, POR LOS ALTOS TRIBUTOS
La expansión del Imperio Romano en la Península Iberíca, introdujo el olivo en Galicia. De hecho, hace siglos, esta región estaba especialmente poblada de olivos, no en vano, Vigo es la ciudad olívica. Con el paso del tiempo, estos olivos fueron adaptándose, y...
THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL OLIVE OIL MILL DATES TO THE 6TH CENTURY BC
Clazomene, was an ancient port city in Ancient Greece. It held a privileged position in controlling maritime traffic in and out of the gulf, as well as, the small neighboring islands. The initial human settlement dates back to the sixth millennium BC. Archaeological...
EVOO IS PROVEN TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN VIAGRA
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Athens, have made a conclusive study on the benefits of EVOO. The results prove undoubtedly that olive oil is more effective than Viagra. 660 men of 67 years of age on average participated in the study,...
EL AOVE ES MÁS EFICAZ QUE LA VIAGRA
Investigadores de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Atenas, han realizado un estudio concluyente sobre los beneficios del AOVE, cuyo resultado, sin lugar a dudas, mejora los efectos de la Viagra. 660 hombres de 67 años de media participaron en el estudio,...
LA PRIMERA ALMAZARA INDUSTRAL DATA DEL S. VI A. C.
Clazomene, fue una antigua ciudad de portuaria de la Antigua Grecia, y ostentaba una posición privilegiada para controlar el tráfico marítimo dentro y fuera del golfo, así como, de las pequeñas islas vecinas. El asentamiento humano inicial se remonta sexto milenio...
HOW TO HARVEST OLIVES ON THE ROOF WITHOUT BEING SPIDERMAN
The construction of roofs with vegetation on them is already a well-practiced method in architecture. In addition to increasing the natural surface area of cities, it helps air conditioning of lower units. In Oporto, this idea has become the face of the remodeled...
EVOO, THE INDISPENSABLE PROTAGONIST OF THE GREAT WORK BEN-HUR
BEN-HUR was the biggest film production of its time. It took more than 5 years to prepare the shoot, more than 300 specific sets were created, which is the largest built to date. Also, more than 15,000 extras participated, whose only requirement for men was to have a...