{"id":1371,"date":"2020-09-03T13:24:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T10:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/?page_id=1371"},"modified":"2020-09-14T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T11:14:22","slug":"the-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/en\/the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1371\" class=\"elementor elementor-1371 elementor-109\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6436 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6436\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d1\" data-id=\"41d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a0439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a0439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1847\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES.jpg 1847w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES-1224x528.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES-1536x662.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vafis_new_webpage_ALL_HEADER_IMAGES-1568x676.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7e41c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7e41c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f63d2e0\" data-id=\"f63d2e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d7344 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d7344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tour family, our history: One century, three generations, one love: our olive oil\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca1373 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ca1373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Phaestos olive groves, at the valley of Messara in Crete, Greece are a living myth: that is where our home is, a blessed ancient land where man never ceased to cultivate the olive tree and produce olive oil, the essential food of our people over the centuries.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a851 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3a851\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd87b1\" data-id=\"0fd87b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b7a1c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b7a1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur family have been cultivating and producing olive oil for more than a century with an enduring enthusiasm and a deep-rooted sense of care and respect for the olive tree and its fruit. This century-long relation with the olive tree and olive oil has gifted us with knowledge and skills and a deep understanding that passed naturally from our grandfathers to the grandchildren.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba8a60\" data-id=\"4ba8a60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae15174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae15174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/olives-vafis-side-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/olives-vafis-side-01.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/olives-vafis-side-01-600x320.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/olives-vafis-side-01-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36d7be7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36d7be7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d05f1a8\" data-id=\"d05f1a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65e166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d65e166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/side-vafis-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/side-vafis-02.jpg 923w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/side-vafis-02-600x320.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/side-vafis-02-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c739578\" data-id=\"c739578\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30af224 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30af224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The story of Vafis begins about 100 years ago when grandpa Antonis Nikitakis set up a small olive mill in Sivas village, in the bountiful valley of Messara in southern Crete, to accommodate the family and village necessary supply for olive oil.<\/p><p>This experience and skills were transferred from grandpa to father and then to the son, Antonis, who, in turn, together with his wife Yanna Svyrinakis make their precious products available to international consumers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-563cfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"563cfda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e002760\" data-id=\"e002760\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4b98f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd4b98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMessara valley, our home, the warm Cretan land, where we produce our olive oil\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291ceff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"291ceff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Phaestos olive groves, at the valley of Messara in Crete, Greece are a living myth: that is where our home is, a blessed ancient land where man never ceased to cultivate the olive tree and produce olive oil, the essential food of our people over the centuries.<\/p><p>Messara valley, the largest basin land formation in Crete, is surrounded by such mountain ranges as the one of Psiloritis to the north and Asterousia to the south. Olive groves and vineyards cover every part of this beautiful plain, cultivated for more than 20 centuries.<\/p><p>Its mild, temperate climate, especially in the autumn and winter months during which the olive fruit is ripe, favors the production of especially high quality olive oil, one of the best in Greece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd48269 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"cd48269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:767px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1371 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vafis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gal01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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