Olive oil production in this region is an activity that dates back thousands of years and provides us with this precious gift of nature that nourishes, protects, preserves, heals, stimulates and inspires us all. The entrance fee is 2€ per person. Trip Planner: Europe / Greece / Peloponnese / Laconia Region / Sparta Municipality / Sparta / Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil. For the Interactive History kiosk. Through the exhibits you will enjoy a trip in the culture, history, and technology on the treatment of olives and olive oil production in Greek areas from the Prehistoric times until the early 20th century. Hellenistic olive mill.
It reveals the history of olive oil production from ancient times to the present. These cookies allow the officer responsible to monitor and analyse the behaviour of users at the website with which they are linked. In Elaionas Serron, Serres, the old stone-built water-driven olive mill has now been turned into a museum. From an eco perspective a visit to the Museum of Olives and Olive Oil in Sparta is a must-see. The imaginative architectural shell was adapted to themuseological requirements of a pioneering museum. Get a personalized tripA full day by day itinerary based on your preferences. Production Coordinator: Dr. Maria Roussou, Interaction Designer. Technical Production Coordinator. Theatre of Epidaurus. We've got a selection of hotels you can choose from near Olive and Greek Olive Oil Museum. A variety of olive presses from all across Greece date from ancient times right up to the industrial age and include examples powered by water, steam, diesel. The story of Sparta is very rich, and it has many facets. People also visited.
Three post-Byzantine clay jars set in soil for stability. Professional/commercial photography or filming is strictly prohibited without prior special permission from PIOP. Antonis Plytas, Electrical & Mechanical Engineer. Nearby Peloponnese tours. Replicas of amphorae used for transporting oil. Adjoining the site is the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, which contains some of Greece's most valuable historic artifacts found in the Altis or sanctuary to Zeus. Olive oil was used in cooking, but not only. The position of the olive and olive oil in nutrition are presented in a separate unit. These cookies may also be used to offer customised advertising to each user.
The building was radically renovated. Today, the theater is a popular venue for the annual Athens Festival productions, which are held here every summer. Read the panels inside the museum in order, if you have time. Samples of ancient and contemporary art show which is the location of the olive tree in art and how it has been, and remains, a continuous source of inspiration for Greek artists. The Olive Tree in GreeceThe olive tree thrives in the Mediterranean basin and is inextricably linked to Greece and its history. Here you will see: Exact replicas of prehistoric, Hellenistic and Byzantine mill, impressive wooden double press with winch from neighboring Xirokampi, mill from Lefkada, which documents the survival of zookinisis in the 20th century, models representing the operation of motor mills. Address: Othonos Amalias 129, Sparti 231 00, Greece. They can also observe large moving models, representing motorized olive mills: - Water-powered olive mill. The semi open air exhibition will soon be ready to host the mechanisms of a prehistoric, a Hellenistic and a Byzantine olive oil press, they will all be set in operation for the educational programmes of the museum. In the open-air exhibition the visitor can wander around the three different oil press machines, one prehistoric, one Hellenistic and one byzantine. The Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil. The Olive Museum in Sparti.
The Epidaurus Theater is a stunningly well-preserved ancient theater constructed in the 4th century BC. 1, 168 BOOK WITH VIATOR 4 Days Private Tour: Argolida – Olympia & Sparta 4 Days Private Tour: Argolida – Olympia & Sparta. These cookies do not recognise your individual ID. But lacking a car an taxis drivers beeing hit an miss with their pricing i decided to walk. The information collected via this type of cookie is used to measure activity at the website, platform or application, and to process the browsing profile of users of this website, platform or application, in order to make improvements based on the analysis of user data. In the heart of Laconia district, one of the main olive oil producing areas in the country, you can visit the Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil in Sparta, housed at the premises of the old Electricity Company. You can also see replicas of some 14th century BC tablets, with written testimonies about olive trees and olive oil.
The new construction is reminiscent of industrial buildings and offers visual escapes towards the surrounding area, the neighbouring olive grove and the Taygettus mountain range. This unique tree is prevalent everywhere. Agia Paraskevi, Lesvos, 81102 Greece. If you're interested in cultural heritage, sign up for our monthly newsletter. The time i visited it, there was also a small interesting archeological exhibition. If you want to find things to do in the area, you might want to stop in and see Archaeological Museum of Sparta and King Leonidas Statue. Everyone on the same page. This will start applying as of the moment you choose to deactivate and thereafter. The discount is valid for purchases only from the museum's physical store and is provided only by presenting the membership card. From the large cauldron that old housewives in areas where olive oil is produced still use to make soap, we pass on to industrial soap vats. From the village of Parori, a 15-minute trek along a path leads to Our Lady Langadiotissa, a marvellous church tucked in a cave, and to the Monastery of Fan¬eromeni.
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The building of the Sparta Power Company. Panayiotis Perdikoulias, Archaeologist. Temple of Artemis Orthia.