Vela Luka - The Old Olive Tree - OLEA EUROPEA Traditional Geocache
Vela Luka - The Old Olive Tree - OLEA EUROPEA
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The Old Olive Tree (Olea Europea) you can find close to the town of Vela Luka where very interesting the Olive Oil Etnography Museum is based.
This cache is placed close to the one of the oldest Olive Tree (Olea Europea) in the Mediterranean Area, which is around 1000 years old !!!
All Olive Oil lovers will appreciate this fantastic place.During summer hot days this is recommended to visit this place very early morning or in the late afternoon.
Famous tourist town VELA LUKA with ferry port (Split, Hvar, Uble) located at coast of bay Vela Luka at west part of island. It is the biggest village at island. The chief occupations are agriculture; grow vineyard, olive trees and fruits, processing of fishes, food industry, buildings of ships and tourism. Harbor has international border. Town offer different kind of accommodation and the equipment for sport activations and recreations. Modern spa centre Kalos for rehabilitation is located by bay Kale (whit healthy mud). Palace Franulovic – Repak include town museum.Coast is very broken. Famous place for daily trip is island Osjak with protective wooden park.In surrounding is cave Vela Spilja, archeological place from neolith epoch, but Vela Luka is young town. Coast part of town was damaged by tsunami in year 1978. Church of St. Ivan from 15th century and monastery are located on the east from town near bay Gradina
About Vela Luka you can also see: (visit link)
On the road from Vela Luka, about 150m before reaching the diversion to Bristva, road signs indicate the gravel road to the olive tree. The path starts at N 42 56.916 / E 016 45.726.
Waypoint for the trail head: N 42 56.916 / E 016 45.726
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