Sitia Lasithiou Kritis

Extra virgin olive oil produced from the Koroneiki variety in the province of Sitia, Prefecture of Lasithi, Crete. The olive fruit fly is controlled by ground-level spraying or biological methods. Olives are grown and processed exclusively within the designated geographical area, using traditional or centrifugal olive mills. Registered as a PDO on 21 January 1998.

About this designation

Sitia Lasithiou Kritis (Σητεία Λασιθίου Κρήτης) is a PDO extra virgin olive oil produced from the Koroneiki variety of olive. The designated geographical area comprises the administrative boundaries of a defined list of villages — including Zakros, Paliokastro, Karydio, Roussa, Ekklisia, Katsidonio, Stavromenos, Piskokefalos, Maronia, Papayiannada, Khandra, Armena, Ziro, Agia Triada, Perivolakia, Ag. Georgios, Ag. Fotia, Praissos, Mitatos, Akhladia, Krya, Chrysopiyi, Stavrokhorio, Ag. Stefanos, Pefka, Apidia, Skopi, Hamaizio, Mouliana, Mesa Mouliana, Myrsini, Tourloti, Sfaka, and Lastro — together with the town of Sitia, all within the province of Sitia in the Prefecture of Lasithi. The specification requires that olives be grown and processed exclusively within this area. Treatment of the olive fruit fly is restricted to ground-level spraying or biological methods. Processing takes place in traditional or centrifugal olive mills. The inspection body is the Agriculture Directorate of the Prefecture of Lasithi, located in Ag. Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Authenticated products carry the label designation "Olive Oil PDO Sitia Lassithi Crete" together with a control number comprising a label serial number and the last two digits of the year of production. The designation is registered under file number PDO-GR-0052, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013023, with EU protection granted on 21 January 1998. The applicant group is the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Sitia, Crete.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 21 January 1998 under file number PDO-GR-0052 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013023).
• The specification permits only the Koroneiki variety of olive.
• Olive fruit fly treatment is restricted to ground-level spraying or biological methods; no other methods are specified.
• Each authenticated label must carry a control number consisting of a serial number and the last two digits of the year of production.

Tasting notes

Cretan EVOO POP from Sitia (Lasithi, eastern Crete), Koroneiki cultivar. Premium Cretan oil.

HoReCa use

Used in Cretan and Greek cuisine.

Packaging

• glass-bottle-500ml
• tin-3L
• tin-5L

Seasonality