“The Oil of the Most Serene”

A very interesting event titled “L’Olio della Serenissima” (“The Oil of the Most Serene”) is going to take place from April 12th to April 21st 2024 in Cappella Maggiore, Italy. The event is organized by the Municipality of Cappella Maggiore (Comune di Cappella Maggiore) and the ‘LA RUOTA’ Association (Associazione LA RUOTA). The Routes of …

Exhibition “The olive tree, our tree” (Salagon Museum, Mane, France)

The exhibition “The olive tree, our tree” is open to the public at the Salagon Museum and Gardens (Mane, France). It is recalled that the exhibition was realized in the framework of the OLIVE4ALL project by the University of Avignon in collaboration with the Portuguese partner Polytechnic Leiria, the Cultural Foundation ” Routes of the …

TWO MUSEUMS OLD TRADITIONAL OLIVE OIL MILLS IN MESSINIA

Two remarkable initiatives took place in Messinia, the restoration of two traditional olive mills in Harakopio and Raftopoulo and their conversion into small folklore museums of olives and olive oil. In Raftopoulo, the old olive press in “Vouliagmeni” was converted into a Folklore Museum thanks to the love of its inhabitants. It hosts the old …