From our web site, we would like to introduce you to an excellent product of the zone: The EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL " The Moraleda" of the cooperative of San Esteban of the Valley.

We are not giving any nutritional advise, but we all know about the qualities and benefits of using olive oil. we would want to draw your attention to the special conditions of this location. Being on high ground, and protected, the olive groves takes a long time to mature, ensuring a slow ripening of the olive. This helps the olives retains its organoleptic properties.
The terraces are inaccessable to machinery therefore harvesting the olives is done the traditional way.
The Almazara only accepts the fruit collected from the branches and without storage,
so the final product quality is extraordinary.

CURIOSITY: The Famous Fried eggs that King Don Juan Carlos ate with Bill Clinton in "Casa Lucio" in Madrid, on 19 November 2007, were safely cooked with Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooperative of San Esteban del Valle. "Casa Lucio"is a client of the Cooperative.

The Posada Esquiladores also is member of the Cooperative and we use the same referring oil as our base and in all of our plates.

In the area of southern Gredos you can eat a simple and exquisite cuisine. A mixture of dishes to taste from. Begin with the "facets" with rice and tomato soup, then, kid casserole or "cochifrito" and end with the confection of "Mixed Nuts" or fruit pies.