Enroute to Pula we stopped at
the Chiavalon Farm Shop, one of Istria's award winning olive oil
producers. It is a family owned business that specializes in the
production of high-grade extra virgin olive oil, using a process
that
produces the purest olive oil in an ecologically sustainable
fashion.
All of the ingredients from the harvest either go into the
production
of the olive oil, or the regeneration of the olive grove through
the
extraction of seeds and organic compost to fertilize the ground.
Nothing is wasted in this state of the art process, as our tour
guide
enthusiastically explained. The grounds
consist
of the farmshop housing the processing equipment and showroom,
and
one
of the many olive groves that Chiavalon has in the region.
We
were treated to a guided tour 
of the processing
plant, followed by a
tasting in the showroom. Suffice it to say that we did not leave
empty-handed! Below is a short virtual tour of the Chiavlon Farm
Shop
and groves.
There
is also a version of this tour
designed specifically
for VR headsets such as Google
For iOS devices:
scan QR code with your device's camera app, tap on the
prompt to open
Safari. Select "Allow Device Motion" and the next prompt,
"Allow Access
to Motion Orientation." Turn the device to landscape mode
and a split
screen will appear. When the screen turns white, swipe up
for
fullscreen mode, and place in headset. Here
is a video of
how to do this--it is simpler than it sounds! [The video
opens in a new
window--close when done to return to this page]
