Looking at a photograph of the imposing cathedral of Jaen in southern Spain, you might assume it to be a major historic city - a Milan, a Santiago de Compostela or Rouen.
But Jaen is one of Andalucia's forgotten treasures; a town which, despite its glory years as a strategic post during the Christian Reconquista of Spain from the Moors, has long since slipped off the tourist radar.
Second part (and end) of this touching story, brought to us by AWanderingCasiedilla.
“One year ago, I found out I’d be moving to a 5,000 person village in Spain. I then found out I’d be the only foreigner. I remember like it was yesterday. I remember refreshing my e-mail every 10 minutes for two months straight, impatiently awaiting my city assignment. The next year of my life was completely in the hands of the Spanish government, and I was OK with it. In fact, more than OK…where would they put me? Sevilla? Madrid?! Barcelona?! And then I got the e-mail… Fregenal de la WHAT?! PANIC.” The beginning og AWanderingCasiedilla's journey in Spain.
Jaen is the largest producer of Olive Oil in Spain and also world-wide. Just the province of Jaen produces more than the second largest producer country, Italy. With more than 550.000 hectares of olive tree fields and over 60 million trees, it produces 20% of the world’s Olive Oil. With the olive oil campaign reaching its end, it's time to take a look at this "liquid gold".
