Olea europaea
Born in the heart of the Alentejo, this oliveira with more than 1400 years of existence is part of the history of Portugal,it was ofered and transfered to the Serralves foundation in porto city,where this photo was taken summer,i have this photos in a lost file that i found today http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&...
Lat: 41.16, Long: -8.65
Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012
12 Comments
Thanks Meik
Wonderful spotting!
Antonio,here is one for a CSI lover like you!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/850...
it´s true,it's realy amazing,thanks for the comment Sachin
Amazing Tree,
Thanks Misako
Amazing!
É verdade sérgio quantas histórias ela nos poderia contar,ainda portugal não existia imagina:)eu não sou professor de história mas é um dos meus interesses,essencial para compreender o mundo,abraço
Since Charles Magno:)not even portugal existed.so many histories that she can tell us:)
Antonio, esta árvore estava nascendo quando Carlos Magno dominava a Europa. Quanta história deve ter rolado à sua sombra... (Ah, eu já disse que sou professor de História?)
and yes it's incredibly when you are near it's like beeing near a big animal,you feel the power of the presence,this one is going to live much more than me i hope:)very well cared, it's a simbol
Thanks Ava,i was searching for this file for weeks:)
Serralves foundation is a top world Modern Art gallery,inataled in a ancient farm and gardens it's a beautiful place,i have at list a douzen of spots that show the place this summer
This is incredibly beautiful!