Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves
The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world, it still produces olives today.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: exceptionally old olive tree in the Greek village of Ano Vouves
- Also known as: “Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves”, “Olive tree of Vouves”, and “Olivier d’Áno Voúves”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Church of Archangel Michael.
Church of Archangel Michael
Church
Church of Archangel Michael is situated 2 km west of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesa Boukolies and Kamisiana.
Mesa Boukolies
Village
Mesa Boukolies is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Kamisiana
Village
Kamisiana is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.48686° or 35° 29′ 13″ north
Longitude
23.7868° or 23° 47′ 13″ east
Elevation
272 metres (892 feet)
Height
6.5 metres (21 feet)
Open location code
8G75FQPP+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=tree
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شجرة الزيتون في فوف”
- Aragonese: “Olivera de Vouves”
- Azerbaijani: “Vuvus zeytun ağacı”
- Bulgarian: “Маслиново дърво от Вувес”
- Central Kurdish: “دار زەیتوونی ڤڤێس”
- Czech: “Olivovník ve Vouves”
- French: “Olivier de Voúves”
- Greek: “Ελιά Βουβών”
- Greek: “Ελιά των Βουβών”
- Italian: “Ulivo di Vouves”
- Portuguese: “Oliveira de Vouves”
- Spanish: “Monumental Olivo de Vouves”
- Spanish: “Olivo de Vouves”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ano Vouves and Olive Tree Museum of Vouves.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cafe Taverna and Elia Hotel.
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