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Why you should start your day with a spoonful of this Greek olive oil

Why you should start your day with a spoonful of this Greek olive oil

“For us, it’s medicine,” says Konstantina Natioti from Liotrivi Estate. And for just $284, you can adopt one of their trees and have its oil shipped to your Australian home.

The olive grove at Liotrivi Estate is a delightful setting in which to taste and learn everything about the produce. 

In an olive grove on a hillside on an island off the east coast of the Peloponnese peninsula stands a tree called the Mother of Democracy.

Warmed by the sun, watered by the rain, gnarled and thickened by time, its properties are multifarious and, if the Greek gods are to be believed, even miraculous.

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Jane CornwellContributorJane Cornwell is a London-based contributor.

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