The history of olive cultivation in one of the Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain, dates back over 2,000 years. The Phoenicians and Greeks, who were early settlers here, introduced the first olive trees to the island. The Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, which adorns the north coast, is home to these olive groves. The olive groves expanded during the Islamic era, and olive oil became a crucial ingredient in Majorca"s gastronomy and culinary traditions.
Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Happy Fathers Day!
-
Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
-
Mount Hood, Oregon
-
A sea of humanity
-
Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
-
Where are these spectacular peaks?
-
Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
-
Saving and celebrating honey bees
-
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, United States
-
Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
-
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, United States
-
Amber waves of grain
-
Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
-
Luna moth in New Braunfels, Texas, United States
-
Endangered Species Day
-
Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
-
Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
-
Amber Fort, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
-
Burrowing owl chicks
-
A vibrant, sun-drenched island
-
Autumnal equinox
-
Happy St. Patricks Day!
-
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
-
Vatican City, Rome, Italy
-
International Day of Peace
-
What’s blooming so brightly?
-
Maya site of Copán
-
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
-
Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
Gateway to Latin America
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

