Meet The 4,000-Year-Old Olive Tree That Saw The Rise And Fall Of Alexander The Great’s Empire—A Biologist Explains
The olive tree of Vouves has survived fire, droughts and other climatic shifts while watching history unfold over millennia.
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Five fascinating facts about Greek olive oil
The Greek island of Crete, where some of the world's best olive oil is made, is home to one of the oldest olive trees that still bears fruit. The Olive Tree of Vouves is thought to be at least 2,000 ...
If you only have one day in Bar, Montenegro, do this
Bar is full of olive trees – at around 100,000 there are twice as many of them as there are people. They grow wild in every ...
The olive landscape: A nearly 4,000-year-old legacy of human-nature interaction in the Central Mediterranean
The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...
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An Eater’s Guide to Crete
Crete has been a food destination a long time in the making. Greece’s biggest island is dotted with centuries-old olive trees (including the oldest olive tree in the world still producing fruit ...