L’Olleria is situated at the foot of the Serra Grossa mountain in La Vall d’Albaida region of Valencia. The Clariano river crosses through the town and there are many crops of vineyards, olives, carob trees, almond trees, fruit trees and aromatic plants. L’Olleria is a town with a long tradition of craftsmanship and in past centuries, glass was the most important material for the town, making L’Olleria one of the major glass producing areas around the world. The origin of those who brought the glass to the population is completely unknown but it is
believed that it may have been the Romans who brought the beginning of the manufacturing process of the molten glass. The oldest documents which indicate the existence of the glassmakers and glass furnaces in the town are from the 16th century. L’Olleria is one of the few places left where the glass is manufactured using traditional methods.
The making of cooking pots gave the name to the town, going from “L’Alqueria arab de les Olles” (the Arabic town of the Cooking Pots) to “L’Olleria Cristiana” (The Christian L’Olleria). The town’s emblem has an olive tree and two cooking pots over the four stripes of Aragó – Aragó is a family name that descended from the kings of the Aragonese Crown.
