Since 3500 BC, the Greeks have been cultivating olives. On the island of Crete, it all began. For thousands of years, olives have been an important element of the Greek diet, and the ancient Greeks even referred to olive trees as sacred. Greece is now the world's third-largest producer of olive oil (after Spain and Italy) and has more olive types than any other country. already drooling
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