Passion, tradition and love of our country and all it produces. Continuous development – this is our philosophy and the mission statement of the Sant’Agata d’Oneglia oil mill. Feel free to visit us any time. ON HILLSIDES IN THE PROVINCE OF IMPERIA, AMONG A SCATTERING OF HOUSES IN A OLD VILLAGE LOOCKING OUT OVER THE LIGURIAN SEA, FRANTOIO SANT’AGATA D’ONEGLIA PRODUCES A RANGE OF SPECIALITY OLIVE OILS. OILS THAT HAVE OUTSTANDING NUTRITIONAL AND HELTH-GIVING QUALITIES THAT ARE AN EXPRESSION OF AN ANCIENT TRADITION TYPICAL OF THIS AREA. THE SECRET OF ITS SUCCESS IS THE DEDICATION AND PASSION OF THE MELA FAMILY, WHO FROM WAY BACK IN 1827 HAVE FOCUSED ON CULTIVATING THESE OLIVES TO PRODUCE TOP QUALITY OLIVE OIL. THIS EXPERIENCE, TOGETHER WITH UNQUESTIONABLE PREFESSIONALSIM, HAVE ENTITLED THE FAMILY TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE GUILD OF MASTER OLIVE OIL PRODUCERS: AN ELITE OF EXPERT PRODUCERS AND RESEARCHERS DEDICATED TO DISSEMINATING OLIVE OIL CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE OLIVE PRESS HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS. AMONG THE MANY,WORTHY OF NOTE WAS THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE “LIGHT FRUITY” CATEGORY AT THE PRESTIGIOUS ERCOLE OLIVARIO AWARD: A NATIONWIDE COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND SO DESPITE A LIMITED PRODUCTION,THE QUALITY THAT ONLY A FAMILY BUSINESS CAN GURANTEE MEANS THAT FRANTOIO SANT’AGATA D’ONEGLIA OLIVE OILS AND ALL THE SPECIALITIES LIKE PESTO LIGURE, TAGGIASCA OLIVES IN BRINE,TAGGIASCA STONED OLIVE IN OIL, TAGGIASCA OLIVES PASTE ARE NOW FOUND ON ALL FIVE CONTINENTS IN PRESTIGIOUS RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS OFFERING GASTRONOMIC DELIGHTS AND GOURMET PRODUCTS. ACCORDING TO CERTAIN HISTORICAL SOURCES, THE SPREAD OF THE TAGGIASCA OLIVE IN WESTERN LIGURIA WAS THE WORK OF BENEDICTINE MONKS, WHEREAS OTHERS ATTRIBUTE THIS TO THE CRUSADES. BUT WHEREVER THE TRUTH LIES, TODAY IT’S A FACT THAT TAGGIASCA OLIVE DOMINATES ALMOST THE ENTIRE AREA. TESTIMONY TO THE HARD WORK OF MANY GENERATIONS OF FARMERS WHO FIRST TERRACED THE HILLSIDES BY BUILDING AN AMAZING COMPLEX OF DRY-STONE WALLS TO CUTLIVATE IT. THE SMALL,FRAGRANT OLIVES OBTAINED FROM THIS TREE PRODUCE A STYLISH OIL WITH A DELICATE AROMA. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLIVE OIL HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY ELEMENT IN THE DIET OF MEDITERRANEAN PEOPLES. WHAT DSTINGUISHES IT FROM THE VARIOUS OTHER TYPES OF EDIBLE OIL ARE ITS SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES, IN TERMS OF A WELL-BALANCED FATTY ACID CONTENT AND PRESENCE OF VALUABLE MINOR CONSTITUENTS. THE IDEAL CONDIMENT FOR A HEALTHY DIET, IT’S EASY TO DIGEST AND COMBINES EXQUISITE TASTE WITH QUALITIES THAT PROMOTE WELL-BEING. TODAY THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS FOR HEALTH OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND OLIVE OIL ARE WIDELY RECOGNISED, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL HAS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS ON HAELTH. THANKS TO ITS NUMEROUS ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS IT’S ALSO AN EXCELLENT NATURAL COSMETIC AND A TRUE ELIXIR OF BEAUTY. THE DI NATURA LINE OF COSMETICS CONTAINING OLIVE OIL ARE THE RESULT OF FRANTOIO SANT’AGATA D’ONEGLIA’S EXPERIENCE IN PRESERVING BEAUTY IN A NATURAL MANNER. CREAMS FOR THE FACE, THE BODY AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS ALL CONTAIN THE PRECIOUS ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF THE TOP QUALITY EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL USED TO PRODUCE THEM SINCE WAY BACK 1827, THANKS TO THE PASSION AND SKILL OF THE MELA FAMILTY, THE FRANTOIO SANT’AGATA D’ONEGLIA HAS BEEN PRODUCING A UNIQUE EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.