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Olive oil is produced on the western shore of Lake Iseo and the Piedmont Hills in the Province of Bergamo.  Only extra virgin oil is produced in these areas and it has a typical mark and an unmistakable low degree of acidity and finesse of aromas.  The cultivation of olives in our land also has a significant environmental importance and helps to enhance the landscape of our hills. Light and fruity, DOP (protected designation of origin) Sebino oil from the Lombard lakes is a product for connoisseurs, with a rigorous quality certification process supporting it.  Some small businesses around Lake Iseo work with this niche product, which often can only be purchased directly where it has been made. To find them, you have to know the area of Iseo Franciacorta, and while seeking them out you will come across pleasant surprises in the form of landscapes, cultural activities and, of course, food and wine.  Oil production is becoming more important : it is particularly...

The lake area, and especially the Sebino area ( the western shore of Lake Iseo) ha a centuries- old tradition relating to growing vegetables and corn.  More and more space is being given to organic products and they are becoming a true element connoting the rural lakes of Bergano. Vegetables in particular have always been grown on these particularly sunny thanks slopes to the presence of large semi-flat spaces and the help of artificial terracing systems.  The most common vegetables typical of the area, both in terms of the climate and for the territory, represent the historical product most cultivated by local farmers. Types of crops.  Fruiting vegetables:  tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, cucumbers, pumpkins and peppers. Leafy vegetables:  lettuce, radicchio, rocket, valerian, cabbage, chard.  Stem vegetables, celery, Tuber vegetables, potato, carrot.  Bulb vegetables :  garlic, onion, shallot, leek.  Moreover, although in practice...