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Olive Tree Museum of Vouves
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Georgia
May 2, 2020
The Olive Tree Museum of Vouves is ideally located next to the Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves, the oldest olive tree in the world. The olive tree is 3.500 years old. Which is visited by approximately 20.000 people every year from all over the world. The number of visitors is expected to increase rapidly in the years to come. The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves has been declared as “natural heritage monument” by decision no 603/17-2-1997of the Secretary General of the Region of Crete, due to its special ecological and historical importance. There are at least ten more monumental olive trees in this area, namely the same number of trees as in the whole of Crete. This fact testifies to the long-standing relationship between the residents of this area with the olive tree that dates back to antiquity. For all of the above reasons, the Municipal Council, having full knowledge of the responsibility that it bears to safeguard this great legacy, has decided to expand the present Olive Tree Museum and to update it so that in the future it may be turned into the Olive Tree Museum and Mediterranean Centre for the Study of Monumental Olive Trees. Our Municipality has already purchased a plot of 600 square metres in area near the Museum in the settlement of Pano Vouves, in addition to the rest of the land that it owns in this area, and it has begun the preparation of relevant studies for that purpose.
The Olive Tree Museum of Vouves is ideally located next to the Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves, the oldest olive tree in the world. The olive tree is 3.500 years old. Which is visited by approximately 20.000 people every year from all over the world. The number of visitors is expected to increase ra…
Nikos
April 30, 2016
The Olive Museum of Vouves preserves and showcases all aspects of life of the residents of the wider area, considering the olive tree, its planting, cultivating the soil, pruning, collecting the fruit, storing, transportation of oil to the mill and the elision. The exhibits highlight the overall relationship with the tree, as a basic element of beauty, peace, friendship and culture.
The Olive Museum of Vouves preserves and showcases all aspects of life of the residents of the wider area, considering the olive tree, its planting, cultivating the soil, pruning, collecting the fruit, storing, transportation of oil to the mill and the elision. The exhibits highlight the overall rel…
Katerina
October 15, 2017
The museum is housed in a traditional building in Ano Vouves, a mountainous village of Platanias. In its halls you can see all the details of the life of the inhabitants of the wider area regarding the olive tree, such as the planting, soil cultivation, pruning, the gathering of the precious fruit, storing, transportation to the oil mill and the elision of the fruit. The Museum is also located next to the Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves, the oldest olive tree in the world. via terrabook.com
The museum is housed in a traditional building in Ano Vouves, a mountainous village of Platanias. In its halls you can see all the details of the life of the inhabitants of the wider area regarding the olive tree, such as the planting, soil cultivation, pruning, the gathering of the precious fruit…
Maria
July 25, 2017
The oldest olive tree in the world (between 3.000 and 5.000 years old) + Olive Museum
Maria
January 17, 2017
The oldest olive tree in the world!
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