Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves

About

910 Year old olive tree, oldest olive tree in Crete

Why go

• Touching a living piece of history
• Witnessed the rise and fall of empires
• Symbol of peace, longevity, and wisdom

Must try

• Branches used to crown Olympic winners
• Fruit pressed into local olive oil

Pro tips

• Final few kilometers of road to Vouves are narrow
• Visit the museum of olive cultivation

Good to know

• Souvenir shop items are expensive

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Rating

4.6 / 5 (4188 reviews)

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