Antiguos OLIVOS del Mediterráneo

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. IERAPETRA Prefecture. AZORIAS, KAVOUSI, LASTROS

2012-05-20T15:45:00.000+02:00

Monumental millenary olive tree of AZORIAS, KAVOUSI

Variety Mastoeidis (local name is Muratolia)

Estimated age 3.250 years old (SEDIK)

+ Info 1, Info 2

A sea of olive trees, view from LASTROS

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. HERAKLION Prefecture, GORTIS or GORTYN

2012-05-19T17:25:00.000+02:00

GORTIS, GORTYN

Ancient olive trees of Gortyn

An old olive tree embraces a roman column

To AGIA DEKKA

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. AGIA GALINI, VATHIAKO, PLATANOS, LOKHIA, ZAROS, KOYRTES, PANAGIA, MORONI

2012-05-19T13:53:00.000+02:00

AGIA GALINI

VATHIAKO

PLATANOS

LOKHIA

ZAROS

KOYRTES

PANAGIA

MORONI

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. RETHYMNO Prefecture, AFRATES, FOURFOURAS, AGYA PARASKEVI

2012-05-19T08:47:00.000+02:00

AFRATES

FOURFOURAS

AGIA PARASKEVI

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. RETHYMNO Prefecture. PERAMA, MARGUERITES, KALAMAS, PASALITES, MELISSOURGAKI, ORTHES, AMARI, OPSIGIAS

2012-05-18T20:50:00.000+02:00

PERAMA

MARGUERITES

KALAMAS

PASALITES

MELISSOURGAKI

ORTHES

MARGUERITES

AMARI

OPSIGIAS

MONASTIRAKI

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. CHANIA Prefecture. STYLOS, SAMONAS, VRYSES, KARYDI

2012-05-17T17:06:00.000+02:00

STYLOS

Apokoronas District

SAMONAS

ARMENOI

View over Vrysses region

OLIVE MILL of ST. GEORGE'S MONASTERY, in KARYDI, VRYSES

The suffering olive trees in the Monastery grove

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. CHANIA Prefecture. The millenary olive tree Agiu Georgiu in a magical forest of ANISARAKI, KANDANOS

2012-05-16T10:38:00.000+02:00

The monumental ancient olive tree AGIU GEORGIU, ANISARAKI in KANDANOS

In a magical forest of ancient olive trees

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. CHANIA Prefecture. VOUKOLIES, KALLITHEA, POLEMHARI, PALEA ROUMATA

2012-05-16T09:28:00.000+02:00

VOUKOLIES

KALLITHEA

POLEMARHI

The millenary olive tree of PALEA ROUMATA

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. CRETE. CHANIA Prefecture. THE MILLENARY OLIVE TREE OF VOUVES

2012-05-16T09:04:00.000+02:00

The millenary olive tree of VOUVES

The brother

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS - MEDITERRANEAE

GREECE. ELLADA. AEGINA ISLAND. VALLEY OF ELEONAS

2012-05-15T00:31:00.000+02:00

Visiting the Sacred Valley of Eleonas in Aegina Island

The 'Grandmother' is accompanied by quite a large family of several generations. The Sister next to her and other relatives scattered across the Valley of Eleonas continue to flourish and bear fruits since ancient times.

'The Grandmother'

'The Sister'

GREECE. ELLADA. AEGINA ISLAND. VALLEY OF ELEONAS

2012-05-14T09:20:00.000+02:00

'The Grandmother' in Aegina Island, Valley of Eleonas

The most amazing millenary olive tree

+ Info 'Eleonas of Aegina, a sacred place' Text by Souzana Raphael & pictures by Diana Snabilié

"The ancient Greeks believed that the cultivated olive (Olea europaea) was purely Greek and that its homeland was Athens. When the gods wanted to name the city but couldn't decide whether to give the honour to Athena or Poseidon, each was asked to produce a gift, both useful and beautiful, to benefit mankind.
Poseidon struck a rock with his trident and a wonderful horse sprang forth… (although others say it was a spring called Erectheis that sprang from the rock.) Athena then struck the rock with her spear and a gigantic olive tree appeared. Judging the olive to be the more important gift to mankind, the gods named the city after her.

Herodotus (V111, 55), referring to this olive tree, tells us how it was burnt down, along with the sanctuary to Athena, when Xerxes set fire to Athens in 480 B.C. Interestingly, the day after the fire, a new shoot about half a metre in length had already sprung from the charred trunk and the tree survived, adding to its reputation of immortality. This tree [also mentioned by Pausanias (1,27,2)] was later called the “Hunchback” because of its age and twisted, agonized shape."

(from the text by Davina Michaelides for the Mediterranean Garden Society) + info

Davina Michaelides, member of the Mediterranean Gardens Society (left)

and Clèia Armengol, my daugther as assistant

LEBANON. NORTH LEBANON. AL BATRUN District. BSHEALEH

2012-04-29T21:31:00.000+02:00

MILLENARY OLIVE TREES OF BSHEALEH

4000 year-old trees, according to the Ministry of Tourism of the Lebanon

+info Daily Star

Joseph Wehbe lives among these millenary olive trees

+Info protect-lebaneseheritage

+Info Discover Lebanon

LEBANON. LEBANON SOUTH. AL AYSHIYIAH, WADI JAZZIN, QATTINE, SALIEH

2012-04-28T11:36:00.000+02:00

AL AYSHIYAH

Rida Abbas Mroueh (Al Moktar) showing us the old olive trees in Al Ayshiyiah

WADI JAZZIN

QATTINE

SALIEH

LEBANON. NORTH LEBANON. AMYUN, BHABBOUCH, CHNATA, BEIT CHLALA, DOUMA

2012-04-27T19:58:00.000+02:00

AMYUN, KOURA DISTRICT

Olive Trees

BHABBOUCH

CHNATA

BEIT CHLALA

DOUMA, AL BATRUN District

LEBANON. MAJDEL BAAHA

2012-04-27T10:53:00.000+02:00

MAJDEL BAAJA

Our friend, driver and guide in Lebanon, Ayman Abdel Khalek,

in the olive trees of Majdel Baaha

SPAIN. COMUNITAT VALENCIANA. CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA. EL MAESTRAT (EL MAESTRAZGO). CANET LO ROIG

2012-03-31T18:16:00.003+02:00

CANET LO ROIG, Partida Els Rajos

Vicente Jovaní an enthousiast of the olive trees

"LO FLORERO"

El nostre agraïment al Sr. Enric Segarra, de Sant Mateu,
per la seva entusiasta col.laboració, acompanyant-nos a veure
i admirar les extraordinàries oliveres "Farga" d'algunes contrades del Maestrat (La Salzadella, Sant Mateu, Canet lo Roig)

i al Sr. Vicente Jovaní, de Canet lo Roig, per descobrir-nos
racons del seu poble on hi viuen oliveres mil.lenàries.

SPAIN. COMUNITAT VALENCIANA. CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA. EL MAESTRAT (EL MAESTRAZGO). CANET LO ROIG

2012-03-31T17:42:00.001+02:00

Millenary olive tree, CANET LO ROIG

Prox. Cementiri

FARGA variety

Enric Segarra from Sant Mateu (left), and Vicent Jovaní from Canet lo Roig

SPAIN. COMUNITAT VALENCIANA. CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA. EL MAESTRAT (EL MAESTRAZGO). SANT MATEU

2012-03-30T19:52:00.002+02:00

SANT MATEU, Partida Carrascals

FARGA Variety

SPAIN. COMUNITAT VALENCIANA. CASTELLÓ DE LA PLANA. EL MAESTRAT (EL MAESTRAZGO). LA SALZADELLA

2012-03-30T12:35:00.001+02:00

Monumental olive tree at LA SALZADELLA, MAESTRAT,

Camí Mas de l'Andalús

8,70 mts. perimeter measured at 1,30 mts. high

FARGA variety

TUNISIA. ZAGHOUAN. DGHAFLA, NADHOUR, ZGUIDANE, MOGRANE

2012-02-29T12:40:00.004+01:00

DGHAFLA, ZGUIDANE, NADHOUR

ZAGHOUANE Governorate SMAIDIA

The " Grandfather "

MANY THANKS TO THE FRIENDS

WHO TOOK US TO THE OLIVE TREES

IN ZAGHOUAN AREA.

TO M. TIMOUMI AMARA (center), Agronomist.

MOHAMED CHKIR (left), assisting me as a driver, guide, translator

and resolving exceptionally all unexpected situations and problems.

and to M. BEN BACCONCHE TAHARBEN AMARA because he helped us to find the elder olive tree in this area.

MOGRANE, ZAGHOUAN

TO ALL FRIENDS AND PEOPLE THAT CONTRIBUTED IN MY WORK AMONG THE OLIVES IN TUNISIA, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE:

In DJERBA ISLAND, To KAMEL, photographer, (66, Avenue Bourguiba Hbib, 4180 Djerba, tel. 75 65 08 65) because he rented me a camera when I had problems with my batteries.

In MAHARES: To CHKIR family, especially to RADHOUANE CHKIR for introducing me to Monastir Symposium and giving me interesting contacts; to MOHAMED CHKIR for his help as a guide, driver, translator and an excellent ‘problem solver’.

And to Mr. SLIM, the mechanic, which quickly solved my problem with the car tire.

In MATMATA, To HASSEN KRAIM's family for showing us their old troglodyte mill.

In TUNIS, To Mr. M’RAD BEN MAHMOUD, well known Tunisian photographer, who helped me solve the problems with the photographic equipment.

In ZAGHOUAN, To Mr. Timoumi Amara, Agronomist Engineer, for showing us to the olive trees in their region.

TUNISIA. ZAGHOUAN, NADHOUR, ZOUAGHA

2012-02-29T11:33:00.006+01:00

ZAGHOUAN

CHEMLALI variety

NADHOUR, ZAGHOUAN

CHEMLALI variety localy known as SAHLI

ZOUAGHA, NADHOUR

Olives CHEMLALI variety know localy as SAHLI

CHETOUI variety localy known as BELDI

REMERCIEMENTS À CES FEMMES QUI TRAVAILLENT

ET AIMENT LES OLIVIERS À BIR ZUAGHA, NADHOUR, ZAGHOUAN.

ELLES FAISAIENT SON TRAVAIL DANS LA RÉCOLTE

EN CELEBRANT "LES DONS" (LES OLIVES ET L'HUILE),

C'EST POUR ÇA QUELLES S'HABILLENT POUR LA FÊTE,

ET AIMENT RÉCOLTER LES OLIVES À LA MAIN,

TOUT EN CARESSANT L'OLIVIER

TUNISIA. MEDENINE to MATMATA, DKHILED TOUJAN, TOUJANE, MATMATA, HESSI AMOR

2012-02-28T18:45:00.003+01:00

From MEDENINE to TOUJAN

DKHILED TOUJAN

View over the valley from TOUJANE

Troglodyte houses

HESSI AMOR, Museum of Patrimony

Reconstruction of and old olive press

Hassen Kraim's family press their olives in an ancient troglodyte mill

in MATMATA

IF YOU can be interested to visit the mill of M. Hassen Kraim:

The adress is: cité ibnou sina MATMATA ELGDIMA 6070
and the telephon: + 216 26213697

The day before our visit the press was in work with the burro

The kids of M. Hassen Kraim and a friend photographed

inside the olive oil mill

The biggest and elder olive tree we saw in MATMATA area

TUNISIA. From ERRIADH (Island of Djerba) to MEDENINE in SOUTHEASTERN TUNISIA. SEDOUIKECH, ZARSIS, MEDENINE

2012-02-27T16:49:00.002+01:00

Near SEDOUIKECH

Perimeter of this olive tree (next four photographs)
is 5,40 meters measured at 1,30 mt. high

Few meters far lives the "younger brother",

used by the kids to swing

ZARSIS

Olive oil prize today / litre 3,5 tunisian Dinar

1 € aprox. - 2 TD

From ZARSIS to MEDENINE

TUNISIA. ISLAND OF DJERBA. EL MAY, GUELLELA, HOUMET ARBEH, ERRIADH

2012-02-27T08:00:00.000+01:00

EL MAY

GUELLELA

HOUMET ARBEH

ERRIADH

TUNISIA. ISLAND OF DJERBA. GUELLELA, ROBBANA

2012-02-27T07:00:00.002+01:00

GUELLELA

MUSEUM OF PATRIMONY

Reconstruction of an old olive oil mill (Museum of Patrimony, GUELLELA)

An old olive tree on the road from GUELLELA to ROBBANA