THE TREE
The day had dawned with an uncertain mood, which is good news in the scorching Alentejo, but the sun is slowly starting to dispel any doubts. We pass the gates of Monsaraz again, by the viewpoint over the lake-like river. A motorhome with foreign registration plates descends the curves towards the long bridge that crosses the reservoir, with Spain on the horizon. We go down the same road, but soon turn off towards the Horta da Moura estate. It is said that one of the oldest trees in Portugal has taken root here.
Behind a beautiful orchard of orange and medlar trees, under the watchful eye of large holm oaks, on the hillside above, stands a 2,450-year-old olive tree surrounded by six other relatives, aged between 750 and 1,500 years. When the Romans conquered Hispania, the tree was far from young, but today it remains fertile.
With the harvest accompanied by Alentejo singing, the seven elderly women produced 200 litres of olive oil (a special edition that Horta da Moura called 2,450 years). You're never too old to give olives, as the saying that was invented just now goes.
Source: VISÃO
The day had dawned with an uncertain mood, which is good news in the scorching Alentejo, but the sun is slowly starting to dispel any doubts. We pass the gates of Monsaraz again, by the viewpoint over the lake-like river. A motorhome with foreign registration plates descends the curves towards the long bridge that crosses the reservoir, with Spain on the horizon. We go down the same road, but soon turn off towards the Horta da Moura estate. It is said that one of the oldest trees in Portugal has taken root here.
Behind a beautiful orchard of orange and medlar trees, under the watchful eye of large holm oaks, on the hillside above, stands a 2,450-year-old olive tree surrounded by six other relatives, aged between 750 and 1,500 years. When the Romans conquered Hispania, the tree was far from young, but today it remains fertile.
With the harvest accompanied by Alentejo singing, the seven elderly women produced 200 litres of olive oil (a special edition that Horta da Moura called 2,450 years). You're never too old to give olives, as the saying that was invented just now goes.
Source: VISÃO