Upon the invitation of the Directorate of Culture & Cultural Heritage of the European Council, the Cultural Foundation “The Routes of the Olive Tree” was represented at the annual Meeting of the Network of Cultural Itineraries on October 2, 2008. The “Routes of the Olive Tree” are officially under the auspices of the European Council …
A glimpse on the sportive challenge of the 10th Routes of the Olive Tree… 50 MOTORCYCLISTS [47 MEN AND 3 WOMEN] 46 DAYS ON THE ROAD 7-10 HOURS RIDING/ DRIVING PER DAY 870 MAXIMUM KILOMETERS COVERED IN ONE DAY 16 500 KILOMETERS in total distance 12 CROSSED COUNTRIES 80 WAITING HOURS (TOTALLY) FOR CROSSING BORDERS …
End of the 10th “Routes of the Olive Tree” – 3/9/2008 The Cultural Route “The Routes of the Olive Tree 2008”, an international event of special importance, was completed after 45 days of journey through 12 countries. The participants followed the tracks of two great civilizations: first the Olive Tree Routes and later the Silk …
27 August 2008: Kamena Vourla – Kalamata Passing from Athens and before taking the road to Kalamata, the Olive Tree Routes and its participants made a stop to the cemetery of Agia Paraskevi to say goodbye to their co-traveler Michalis Kalogeropoulos, who lost his life in a road accident in Georgia when a truck passed …