Sunday, July 1, 2012

The Magical Olive Trees of the Majorcan Countryside - Professional Photography Services Mallorca

Olive trees are one of our favorite trees on the island and they are wonderful to photograph. They are both mystical and wise and change in character the longer you gaze upon their gnarly trunks. Eerie shapes and faces that are both human and creature like seem to appear on them with every subtle change of light and shadow. They are magnificent in their ageless beauty.

According to historical data, the Phoenicians and Greeks introduced olive trees to the Iberian Peninsula and from there they reached Mallorca. Historical references from the 13th century show that Olive oil was exported from Mallorca to Northern Africa and mainland Spain together with other agricultural products. Mallorcan Olive oil was a regular, continuous export from the ports of Mallorca.































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