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Flora · Chania Prefecture
Great Olive tree of Aerinos
- Rating
- 4.5
- km · Kissamos
- 15
Kissamos
Notable
olive tree with embedded stones
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near Felesiana settlement, Kissamos province
20 nearbyChrist the Savior church at Kefali, Church of Saint Athanasius in Kefali, Anagnostis Skalidis Museum
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The Great Olive tree of Aerinos has been declared monumental by the Association of Cretan Olive Municipalities . It is located at an altitude of 700 meters near the settlement Felesiana in Kissamos province.
The olive tree is impressive because apart from its age it has a special morphology with many stones embedded in the trunk. According to the measurements, the circumference of the trunk at the base is 14,60m while at a height of 1m from ground it is 11,5m ..
It is estimated that the age of the tree is more than 2.500 years.
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