Claire from Casa Olea explains the process called "machacando aceitunas", which literally means crushing/pounding the olives. Once the olives have been picked from the tree, they are crushed by hand so the skin is cracked and they can then be cured more easily. Some people here even crush them one by one using the bottom of a beer bottle!

Casa Olea has been voted in the "Top 25 best small hotels / B&Bs in Andalucia" on Tripadvisor from 2010 to 2020. Located half way between Granada and Cordoba, close to Priego de Cordoba in the heart of Andalucia´s beautiful olive country.

Extra virgin olive oils from the Priego de Cordoba area are widely regarded as the finest in the world. There have been olive groves in this region dating back to Roman times. Casa Olea has several olive trees which are over 400 years old!

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