An Italian Olive Harvest (in pictures)

Fall is one of the most magnificent times to visit Italy: the cool, crisp weather; fewer tourists in the city streets; seasonal smells of truffles and roasted chestnuts.

And, one of the greatest highlights, the olive harvest.

It is a time when olive oil is first pressed, and local olive groves open up to visitors (frantoi aperti) who come to taste the new production.

Here is a look at this year's harvest, from one of our dear friends in Chianti...

 
Buon appetito!

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