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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: exceptionally old olive tree in the Greek village of Ano Vouves
- Also known as: “Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves” and “Olive tree of Vouves”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Archangel Michael.
Church of Archangel Michael
Church
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: MalandrakiMaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mesa Boukolies is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Kamisiana
Village
Photo: Emmanouil Noctifer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamisiana is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Rokka
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rokka is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.48686° or 35° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
23.7868° or 23° 47′ 13″ eastElevation
272 metres (892 feet)Height
6.5 metres (21 feet)Open location code
8G75FQPP+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2377097687OpenStreetMap feature
natural=treeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7087240
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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”
- Central Kurdish: “دار زەیتوونی ڤڤێس”
- Czech: “Olivovník ve Vouves”
- French: “Olivier d’Áno Voúves”
- 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 include Ano Vouves and Olive Tree Museum of Vouves.
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