The Beginning of the New Harvest

High above the coastline of Apokoronas, Chania, the first olives are being hand-picked.
Each fruit is carefully gathered at the perfect moment of ripeness — when the color shifts from green to deep purple and the oil within holds its full aroma and nutrients.

This is the most delicate part of the year for our family. Every olive is a promise — of flavor, of purity, of a new season to come.

Cold-Pressed. Pure. Honest.

At the local olive mill, the freshly picked fruit is cold-pressed within hours of harvest.
This gentle method preserves the aroma, antioxidants, and bright character that define PATIMA Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Nothing is rushed. Nothing is wasted.
The result is an oil that truly expresses its origin — clean, balanced, and full of life.

What Makes PATIMA Unique

• Single-origin from the PDO region of Apokoronas, Chania.

• Biodiverse groves surrounded by nature near Lake Kournas, where bees, goats, and herbs enrich the ecosystem.

• Cold-pressed within hours for maximum freshness.

• Family-crafted, continuing a legacy passed down through generations.

Every drop of PATIMA EVOO is a reflection of our home — the soil, the sun, and the care of the people who nurture it.

From the White Mountains to Your Table

The groves of Patima lie between the White Mountains and the crystal-clear Lake Kournas, one of Crete’s most beautiful natural landmarks.
Here, in harmony with nature, we create an olive oil that captures the essence of this unique place — a landscape where time moves slowly, and every harvest feels like the first.

A Taste That Travels the World

From our family in Crete to your kitchen — PATIMA Olive Oil travels with care and respect for tradition.
We’re proud to ship worldwide, sharing the freshness and purity of the new harvest with people who appreciate honest food and authentic craftsmanship.

If you’d like to experience the new oil once it’s ready, visit:
👉 patimaoliveoil.com

Or shop directly through:
👉 mamapelagia.gr/collections/patima-extra-virgin-olive-oil-evoo

The New Season Begins

The olive harvest has just started, and soon the first bottles of the new PATIMA oil will be ready — rich in color, fresh in aroma, and true to the land of Crete.

Until then, the fields are alive with the sound of laughter, the hum of olive presses, and the scent of new beginnings.

A new PATIMA season is here.

Our shipping solution has been beneficial to those who prefer to ensure a quantinty of extra virgin olive oil for a year. The value they get for that per litter is unquestionable.

Stelios Alexakis, cook, director for e-shop sales and olive oil producer.Pelagias Yard.

Pelagias Yard is a restaurant runned by the the family members. The majority of the products come from family’s farm. Meat, cheese, wine, olive oil, vegetables and fruits. The place is strict in the policy for a warm hospitality and always to a traditional treat.

Pelagias Yard established back in 2007 after that in 2012 Patima olive oil came out as brand for bottling the extra virgin olive oil from the local family owned olive trees. 2020 Mama Pelagia came as a trademark in other Cretan quality products offered in the shop besides restaurant and through electronic shop.

Products selection is apart from unique products such bottled organic raki, wine, balsamic vinegar, thyme honey, carob products and wild herbs. All of them stands of its pure quality.

This makes a delightfull packet of products from Pelagias Yard even more attractive, while maximizing supply efficiency.

Key facts

-Quantity + Quality in a fair price

-Reliable and Convenient service

Products details:

• Organic cultivations
• Small producers
• Locality Geographic specification PDO and PGI
• Certified standardization with ISO and TUV

Challenge

Because Pelagias Yard is based south in Europe in an island, It is partly remoted for fast and cheap transport services. In that way couriers services are applying a not appealing pricelist for small packages between other Europe countries. That creates the fact that our products can not be shipped on people who wish them.

Solution

 In 2012 we evaluate as the best option, Patima olive oil in #family box with 4x 5l metal tins in one packet. Fixed price was applied to all European Union . We induce our customers to share with their friends, family or even colleagues their olive oil. Today we still recommend that tactic with succeed results. Moreover you can in to your basket every other item you wish for your dinner and home cooking from Crete beside olive oil.

Φρασεις

Quick deliver

Scale effectively without overpay

We thought to fit all these in packet in order to avoid the high prices that courier services ask for even a small packet with 2 kilos from Crete till central Europe. We decide to offer all of our products in the same charge. We achieve that with a very safe packaging way, which have to quarantee for shipping to your door.

Patima is a small village nearby Kournas, one of the biggest in the prefecture of Apokoronas, west and northern Crete, between Rethimno and Chania town. Alexakisfamily were farmers and vetricians for generations. Pelagias started as a small restaurant for cooking and offering meals for the visitors of the island with fresh ingredients and traditional recipes.

The historical site of Patima village has ruins of post Minoan era. The place is surrounded by olive trees, cypress, vineyards and carob trees. Olive trees has a significant role in the economy of the area since many centuries as we meet trees really old. Theese trees produce olives with a very pleasant aftertaste and aroma.

Today you can buy olive oil from many places and especially in our store beside restaurant and from eshop. MamaPelagia shop and eshop offers good deals for shipping all around EU countries with a flat rate. Perfect for a combination from the selection of balsamic vinegars, distilled organic drinks, wild herbs, thyme honey, wine and carob products as well. But not only Cretan cheese is also offered for shipping with express delivery within 2 days. Walnuts, almods, olives, and other products are also an excellent choice for your basket.