Olive Oil Museum, Corfu Island remains a must visit site for you while you are on your Corfu Island Tours. Corfu is the captivating Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Separated by straits, it sits pretty off the coast of Albania. One of the most well known and beautiful islands of Greece, Corfu is rich in its natural beauty, history and culture and has evolved into one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world. The brilliant coastline of the Corfu Island is vivid with stretches of golden sand, popular seaside resorts and wonderful white-pebbled coves. Come inland and the landscape is no less spectacular with charming traditional villages. Olive Oil Museum, Corfu Island is just one of the several Tourist Attractions in Corfu Island which you should not miss while you travel to this beautiful land.
Olive Oil Museum, Corfu Island is actually an old olive press with original machinery. It has been thoughtfully converted into a museum dedicated to olive oil production and to regional agricultural traditions. In case you don’t know, olive oil is the leading product of the island and is considered to be among the best in Greece. You will find the Olive Oil Museum in Corfu Island at Kinopiastes, beside the Tripa Taverna.
With the interesting displays and exhibits, you can travel back in time and experience the methods of collection and production dating back to prehistoric times, from the ancient technologies to the Byzantium and also through the pre industrial time. You will get to know here about the contribution of olive and olive oil to the everyday life as well as to the economy of the land in all stages of the Greek civilization. The museum is open on request.
Apart from the Olive Oil Museum, Corfu Island, there are several other tourist places of interest which are worth a visit and these are Archaeological Museum, Byzantine Museum, Museum of Asian Art, Kapodistrias Museum, The Historical and Folkloric Museum, Corfu Shell Museum, Solomos Museum, Achilleon Palace, Paleokastritsa Monastery, Municipal Art Gallery, Old Fortress, New Fortress, Mon-Repos Palace, Paper Money Museum, Pontikonisi/ Mouse Island, Palace of St. Michael and St. George, National Art Gallery, Serbian War Museum, Gardiki Castle and Village of Kassiopi.
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