Pietrasanta Farm from Leobilla Salvatore and Giuseppa Valente have been handed down of father in son since more than three generations; it is situated on the Brindisi's hills in the land of Carovigno .

The olive groves rise to an altitude of about 400 meters, on windy and sunny hills not submitted to antiparasitic treatments thus their oil doesn't show toxic residues, far away from industrial settlments and from crowded streets or higway. All these factors creates an ideal environment to cultivate and pick unblemished and healthy olives which guarantees an oil of cerified origin , rigorously natural under the principles of the mediterranean nutrition great to give taste to the most refined italian cuisine.

PIETRASANTA Extra Virgin Olive Oil, owns some really exceptional qualities: it contains carotene , tocoferoli , fosfolidi, and substances which protect and help the organism like fatty acids and proteins. It is obtained from really hi-quality olives, brought to the "frantoio" immediately after their collection and worked accurately. To appreciate and assimilate all its qualities it is advisable using it raw, for salads, for seasonings etc ; however it is also very good for fried food. Extra virgin olive oil is a fundamental food in children's since it's rich of oleic acid ;it's particularly indicated in the diet of people practicing sport because it's a source of energy readily digestible and is essential for aged people since it limits the lost of calcium in bones..

It's rich in fats of vegetables origin , very important to give energy and strenght to our organism. An oil's spoon furnishes from 65 to 90 calories. Extra virgin olive oil is able to reduce the total cholesterol's level keeping unaltered the "good" cholesterol: the HDL one; it increases the heart's resistance to oxidative stresses, preventing some of the heart's diseases. Much more digestible of other fats it can be also useful to prevent bilious calculations.