Ideally situated half way between Pafos and Limassol, gazing the pick of Troodos mountain to the north and overlooking the Episkopi bay to the south, the Olive Park – ‘Oleastro’ is 3 km past the picturesque village of Anogyra, famous for its unspoiled traditional character. Standing alone on the hill of ‘Mosfilovounos’, amidst the olive trees in the organic olive grove Oleastro, the building is in full harmony with its environment. Its stonewalls, wooden balconies and tiled roofs transport visitors to a village of yesteryear.

The Olive Park – ‘Oleastro’ is unique as its representations feature various aspects of the 60,000 years of the civilization of the olive. These include various extraction methods (from pressing olives with one’s feet –like pressing grapes- to the latest sate-of-the-art ecological pressing method), [you need to create a link to the photos here] various farming activities related to the olive tree (such as harvesting, (organic) cultivation, ploughing etc.), [you need to create a link to the photos here] professions related to the olive (e.g. the soap maker, woodwork with the olive tree, the olive oil seller), excavations (e.g. at Kouklia), [you need to create a link to the photos here] the role of the olive and olive oil in the Cyprus house and the Mediterranean diet, [you need to create a link to the photos here] customs, traditions, history, mythology [you need to create a link to the photos here] and much more. Some of these are activated with just the press of a button. All exhibits are accompanied by selected brief, interesting and educating texts in three languages (Greek, English and German).

For our younger friends, there is a playground, an artists’ corner and pony rides [you need to create a link to the photos here]. An olive museum [you need to create a link to the photos here], an organic café/ restaurant [you need to create a link to the photos here] with traditional home-made mills –mainly my grandma’s recipes- (Sunday buffet – on weekdays à la carte), a gift shop specializing in olive products [you need to create a link to the photos here], a visitors’ center with a film on the story of olive oil, and a state-of-the-art ecological olive mill[you need to create a link to the photos here] (where people can watch the actual olive oil extraction between mid-October and February) complete the Olive Park.

A visit to the Olive Park – ‘ Oleastro’ is fun for the entire family giving visitors the opportunity to find out all there is to know about olives.

Open: 7 days a week, 10.00-19.00. Closed on: Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Easter Sunday (Orthodox Easter).

Tickets
Day Tickets
Adults: € 3.00
Children: € 2.00
Children up to 2: free of charge
Groups (at least 12): € 2.00
Pony Rides: € 3.50