Mediterranean Olive Cultivation

Timeline

1. c. 1501–1505Andalusia and Tuscany · AndalusiaIn the early 16th century, olive groves in Habsburg-ruled Andalusia ranked among Europe's highest in output, with Córdoba and Jaén using stone-mill pressing; olive oil from Tuscany and Liguria supplied local cities and export trade, and held a prominent place in Renaissance dietary culture.
2. c. 1505–1510Levantine coast · Ottoman EmpireOlive cultivation in the Ottoman Levant provinces continued Byzantine and Arab traditions, with olive oil shipped via Aleppo, Damascus, and Mediterranean ports to Egypt, Anatolia, and Europe; in the early 16th century the region's olive groves were an important source of food and lamp oil for the empire.