Terra d'Otranto (extra-virgin olive oil)

Its name is linked with the historical region of Terra d'Otranto which included almost all the municipalities of the current provinces of Taranto, Brindisi and Lecce.

[citation needed] The cultivation of the olive tree in Terra d'Otranto has been introduced by the Greeks and by Phoenicians.

Nevertheless, after the cessation of this activity during the Middle Ages, the Basilian monks started the first booming market of olive oil of this territory.

[2] The extra-virgin olive oil Terra d'Otranto is produced in the area between the Ionian and the Adriatic Sea, between the Murge in the province of Taranto and the Serre next to Lecce.

[3] The extra-virgin olive oil Terra d'Otranto is light yellow with green shades.