Description

History relates that it was the love of a caliph – Abd al-Rahman III- for his wife Azahara that first brought almond trees to Cordoba. Azahara was from Granada and pined for the sight of snow on the mountain peaks of her native land. e caliph ordered almond trees to be planted in the palace gardens, so their dazzling white blossoms would remind Azahara of home and ease her sadness. e cordobese countryside is ideally suited to growing both olive and almond trees and the crucial role played by our collaborators, bees, over the centuries, in increasing production, is more than evident. Duernas’ Spanish almonds have a delicious sweet taste and as any natural product at its origin whole host of nutritional benefits such as essential fatty acids, vitamins, proteins and fiber.