homepage about us exports olive oil products Fresh & Fruity Glass Bottle Spray Bottle Organic Olive Oil Kolymvari PDO Glass Bottle Metallic Container Kolympari SA Mihelakis Liohimo recipes certifications news & articles contact New promotional video Olive Oil Greeks were the first to cultivate the olive tree in about 2500 BC and during the Minoan Era olive oil served as the foundation of the ancient Cretan economy. In modern times, medical research has found much evidence that olive oil consumption is highly beneficial for human health and is well worth a place in our daily diet. Read on to learn more about the history of olive oil and the health benefits it yields. Recipes Tasty, traditional Cretan recipes. It's hard to find a recipe in Cretan cuisine that doesn't use olive oil. Check out our selection of a few choice recipes well worth trying out. Welcome Our company is located near the picturesque seaside town of Kolymvari, in the northwest part of Crete and 24 km from Chania. It is a family business which was founded in 1980 and operates solely with the production and standardization of extra virgin olive oil, olive oil of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Kolymvari Chanion Crete and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Chanion Crete and organic olive oil. We export olive oil globally, to many countries in Europe such us Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, Finland, France, Austria, the Netherlands, and other European countries and also to Australia, USA, Canada, China, South Africa and other smaller countries. News & Articles Mediterranean Diet May Protect the Heart More than a Low-Fat Diet 20/02/2014 A new study that analyzed research from 1957 until now, found more evidence that a whole-diet, and particularly the Mediterranean... read more New promotional video 28/08/2013 Check out the new video about our company and the tradition of olive oil production in Greece. Shot mostly on... read more World Olive Oil Consumption 06/06/2013 Greece still leads the world in per capita olive oil consumption, with each person consuming nearly 18kg yearly, according to... read more Detrop Expo, Thessaloniki 10/03/2013 We took part in Detrop – the 22nd International Exhibition of food, beverages, machinery, equipment & packaging held in the... read more 5th Olive Oil and Olive Festival 10/04/2012 At 5th Olive Oil and Olive Festival, one of the biggest events in Greece, for olive oil and olives we... read more Fresh & Fruity Fresh & Fruity in Spray Bottles Organic Olive Oil Kolymvari PDO in Marasca Bottles Kolymvari PDO in Metallic Containers Kolympari SA Mihelakis Liohimo Certifications Our products are certified by both national and international organizations for certification of production standardization, organic products, products of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication. Learn more about the standards we abide by. Column 1 homepage about us exports certifications Column2 products Fresh & Fruity Glass Bottle Fresh & Fruity Spray Bottle Organic Olive Oil Kolymvari PDO Marasca Bottle Kolymvari PDO Metallic Container Kolympari SA Mihelakis Liohimo Column 3 olive oil recipes news & articles contact © 2015 Kolympari SA Kolympari S.A., I. Mihelakis Rapaniana, Kolympari, Chania, Crete - Greece tel: +30 2824 022802, +30 2824 091691 fax: +30 2824 083043