Castellón - This is the Museum of Millenary Olives of La Jana, near Vinaroz

Museum of millenary olive trees of La Jana in Castellón

One of the big surprises I had during one of my lasttrips through the Valencian Community It has been discovering the existence of a very original natural museum.

Specifically, the Museum of Millenary Olives What is there in La Jana, in the province of Castellón.

Only 25 kilometers from Vinaroz, towards the interior, there is an area of ​​olive groves that has been enabled as a museum, with the purpose of being able to see with impressive information some impressive millenary olive trees.

Museum of millenary olive trees of La Jana in Castellón

But, what are millenary olive trees?

Until this curious visit I did not know that millenary olive trees are called those that have at least 3.50 meters perimeter of the trunk, measured at a height of 1.30 meters.

It is estimated that each meter of perimeter comes to be 200 years old olive.

This area of la jana It is in the so-called Senia Territory that extends to both banks of the river of the same name, in something more than 2,000 square kilometers, in the area of ​​union between Catalonia, Aragon and the Valencian Community.

Museum of millenary olive trees of La Jana in Castellón

This territory covers 27 towns, among which are, among others, on the coast, San Carlos de la Rápita, Vinaroz and Benicarló, and in the interior, La Senia, La Pobla de Benifassá, Vallderrobres or Morella.

The Phoenicians have passed through this region, and then the Romans, although it was the Muslims who began to plant the olive trees.

At present, more than 4,700 olive trees of more than 3.50 meters perimeters have been registered.

But it is precisely in the municipal term of La Jana where 966 trees of these characteristics are concentrated, which makes it the area with highest concentration of millenary olive trees worldwide.

Museum of millenary olive trees of La Jana in Castellón

And specifically, in full Via Augusta Roman, there is an estate of less than one hectare of surface where they are 21 millenary olive trees of the variety Farga,

He Museum of Millenary Olives of La Jana It is the result of having enabled this property so that it can be visited, with a route marked with different information panels, which you can see from a nearby field used as parking.

Specifically, the nine most unique olive trees are marked, among which the one known as Farga del Pou del Mas, which has almost 8 trunk perimeters (1,600 years old !!)

Of course, prior to this project of natural museum, lead by Jaime Antich, an agreement was reached with the farmers of the territory to stop selling these impressive trees and thus be able to conserve them, because little by little they were disappearing from the region.

Museum of millenary olive trees of La Jana in Castellón

At present, olives from ancient olive trees are paid at a price subsidized by the Ministry of Environment and Environment.

They are collected and used by eight olive oil producing mills to get the so-called Extra virgin olive oil from ancient olive trees.

This high quality oil, whose price of the half-liter bottle is around 15 euros, is sold in stores gourmets from Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and, above all, it is exported to countries such as China, Japan, the United States or Dubai, where the price of 95 euros is paid.

Millennial olive tree trunk in the La Jana museum in Castellón

Photos museum Olivos Milenarios La Jana

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