When autumn comes, the province of Jaén is transformed. The air is permeated by the aroma of the fruit that is about to be collected: the olive. It is the prelude of the most expected campaign of the year, the collection, when the process that gives life to the liquid gold of the province begins. We're talking about extra virgin olive oil.

The province of the olive tree

Jaén has over 66 million olive trees, making it the world's largest olive oil producer. Every fall, thousands of families prepare for a tradition that combines effort, knowledge and pride.

In the villages of the province, the landscape is full of activity. The farmers review the ripening of the fruit, the mills prepare for the first moldings and the mills open their doors to visitors who want to discover the process of making the oil.

Oleotour Jaén: living the culture of oil

The autumn is also the best time to travel the routes ofOleotour Jaén, an experience that unites tourism, gastronomy and tradition. Through it, travelers can visit almazaras, museums, cortijos and cooperatives, participate in oil tasting and enjoy a gastronomy that has AOVE as its protagonist.

Each corner of the province offers its particular view of the world of the olive tree. The visitor can go through the centenary olive groves, know the different varieties of olive or discover the secrets that make each oil a unique product.

A sensory experience

The smell of new oil inundated the mills, while visitors can enjoy the contrast between agricultural tradition and technological innovation. It is time for the first cures of early oil, the local markets, and the emotion of seeing how the work of an entire year begins to bear fruit.

In Jaén, there could be no lack of spaces dedicated to their history and culture. Jaén hasmuseums and interpretation centresthey show, in an attractive and interactive way, the entire universe of the olive tree: from the evolution of its cultivation to the current production process.

These spaces allow the visitor to understand why the olive tree has marked the character of this province and how the oil tradition remains an engine of the future. They are places that invite you to stop, learn and enjoy, completing Jaén's oleoturistic experience with a deeper and more sensory vision.

Much more than oil

The fall in Jaén is not only among olive trees. It is also time for hiking routes, to enjoy the landscape of natural parks, to discover the white villages and castles that dominate the valleys, and to taste traditional dishes in which the newly pressed oil is the star ingredient.