Mediterranean Olive Trees

Along this route we will discover in depth how important the world of oil is in our city. We will visit the most important places that are related with the production of our star product: we will see the olives on the tree, even if it is a centenary olive tree, the old cooperative where the oil was made in the past, where it is currently produced and sold , how it is produced, how the pressing of new oil is celebrated in Cambrils or the way to have oil from the area throughout the whole year. We also encounter one of the restaurants on the route, El Pòsit, for which oil is much more than a raw ingredient.

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is the result of the effort and dedication of 410 producers from the Cambrils Agricultural Cooperative who cultivate more than 150,000 olive trees of the Arbequina variety.

The olive trees, made from Arbequina olive, are an autochthonous variety from the Costa Daurada that produce a quality fruit that originates from Cambrils (Tarragona) next to the Mediterranean Sea. The microclimate of the area, the soil, good agronomic practices and the best facilities give us the opportunity to enjoy this olive oil of extraordinary quality, contrasted by the most prestigious expert oleologists and the most renowned international chefs.

This oil has won numerous awards and recognitions not only in our country, but also in the US, Japan and France, where it was awarded the award for Best Oil Mill in Spain.

In the same enclosure where you find the Centennial Olive Tree, you have the possibility of visiting the Roman Villa of la Llosa, an old residence from the Roman era in which continuous excavations are carried out.

For the Pòsit, sustainability is an obligation and is present in its daily work. They fry with oil that is low in saturated fatty acids, from sustainable crops, not deforested, fair trade and free of chemical products, at a high temperature so that it does not saturate the inside of the product and is healthier. They also filter the oil daily between servings and service and change it for new oil in a maximum of 36 hours. This substituted oil is recycled in its entirety.