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Los Olivos (Olive Trees)

THE OLIVE TREES ROUTE INCLUDES VISIT TO THE MOST IMPORTANT OLIVE OIL FACTORIES, FROM INDUSTRIAL TO ARTISAN, PLACES THAT ARE TAKEN CARE BY THEIR OWNERS THOSE WITH DEDICATION AND AFFECTION TAKE CARE OF THE VISITORS.

A ROUTE BY RICH HISTORY BECOMES OF THE CITY OF FREIRINA AND ITS PAST. MAIN THE REFERRING ONE OF THIS OLD SPLENDOR IS MAGNIFIES LARGE HOUSE THAT IS DISTANT TO A PAIR OF BLOCKS OF THE SQUARE, BUILT IN THE DECADE OF THE 30 AND ITS STYLE BREAKS WITH THE NORMAL STRUCTURES SURROUNDINGS. THE ROUTE ALSO OFFERS TO THE VISIT 2 OF ITS 3 NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TASTE THE RICH GASTRONOMY, SPECIALLY THE FLAVORFUL SHRIMPS. FINALLY, THE ROUTE ARRIVES AT ITS AIM IN SAN FRANCISCO OF HUASCO, THE OLDEST TOWN IN THE VALLEY , WHERE THE PRIVATEERING VISIT STANDS OUT OF THE DUTCH OLIVERIO VAN NOORT, WHO WROTE THAT HERE HE TASTED THE BEST MELONS EVEN THAN IN EUROPE. IT IS PRESUMED THAT THIS IS THE ZONE WHERE PEDRO DE VALDIVIA LEFT HIS FIRST OLIVE TREE, GENEROUS TREE THAT GIVE US ITS JUICE OF LIFE ITS OIL 

 

 

 

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