The Metropoulos Family Behind Ygeia Greek Olive Oil
Ygeia is owned by the Metropoulos family. In the rugged mountainside of Logkanikos, Greece, we cultivate, harvest, and mill our own extra virgin olive oil. Rooted in generations of tradition, we hand-harvest our olives ourselves, allowing us to know how our olives are grown and maintain careful attention to quality from tree to bottle.
In the village of Logkanikos, olive oil has been part of our family’s life for generations. Long before Ygeia was bottled, each harvest brought our family together to gather the fruit, care for the trees, and preserve a tradition passed from one generation to the next.
Logkanikos stands within a landscape known since antiquity. More than 1,800 years ago, the Greek historian Pausanias described this region, and centuries later the same landscape appears in Venetian records under the name Longanico.
By the 15th century, records preserved in the chronicle of Stefano Magno list Longanico among the fortified places of Laconia during the Venetian-Ottoman conflicts, reflecting the village's longstanding presence within the history of the region.
Today, we continue that tradition in the same high-elevation groves our family has tended for decades. The rocky soil, cool mountain air, and rugged Taygetos landscape help shape olives with vibrant flavor and naturally high polyphenols—the quiet strength behind our oil’s character and our early-harvest philosophy.
Our grove is real, alive, and part of our family. It is a place we know intimately—a landscape of steep, rocky hillsides where our olive trees have flourished for generations.
If your travels ever bring you to Logkanikos, we'd love to hear from you.
Every Harvest Begins Here
Each autumn, our family harvests Athinolia olives by hand in our grove in Logkanikos. The olives are gathered into sacks and taken for cold extraction within hours, preserving their freshness and naturally occurring polyphenols before being bottled in small batches.
Our Promise
We carry forward the values our family has always believed in: respect for the land, intention in the harvest, and an uncompromising commitment to quality. Every bottle reflects choices made with care—from early harvest and cold extraction to preserving the true character of the Athinolia variety.
Our Goal
Our goal is simple: to share an olive oil that is authentically Greek, beautifully made, and worthy of your table.
