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The Olive Tree of Nafplio

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THE OLIVE TREE OF NAFPLIO

Species: Olea europaea

Subspecies: Olea europaea var. europaea

Dimensions: height 15 m / girth ≈ 3 m

Age: > 360 years

Protected Monument of Nature (Government Gazette 590/B/1977)

Details: The species originates from the wild olive tree (Olea europaea var. sylvestris) and is naturally distributed throughout the Mediterranean basin.

 

The so-called “Olive Tree of Nafplio” stands outside the Holy Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God and is associated with the patron saint of Nafplio, Anastasios Neomartyr.

According to tradition, Anastasios was forced by the Ottomans to convert to Islam, but he immediately repented. When the Turks learned of this, they tortured and executed him on 1 February 1655, at the place where this olive tree stands today.

  • The Olive Tree of Nafplio

    The Olive Tree of Nafplio

    Species: Olea europaea

    Subspecies: Olea europaea var. europaea

    Dimensions: height 15 m / girth ≈ 3 m

    Age: > 360 years

    Protected Monument of Nature (Government Gazette 590/B/1977)

    Details: The species originates from the wild olive tree (Olea europaea var. sylvestris) and is naturally distributed throughout the Mediterranean basin.

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