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Olive trees at the Masseria Brancati. A masseria was a fortified farm. Some have been in operation since before the Romans.
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Olive trees at the Masseria Brancati. A masseria was a fortified farm. Some have been in operation since before the Romans.

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  • Olive trees at the Masseria Brancati. A masseria was a fortified farm. Some have been in operation since before the Romans.
  • Old olive trees, which can be up to 2 thousand years old (!) grow into some fantastic shapes.
  • Olive trees live for millennia. This one is supposed to be over 1000 years old. Needs a little support.
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  • Close up of a part of a trunk.
  • I could probably have spent days doing olive wood abstracts. This tree has some eggs (don't know whose) in the hole.
  • I could have probably spent days doing shots of olive bark.
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  • Gateway to the Masseria Brancati
  • Doorway to an ancient underground workshop.
  • Oil press from the Roman era or possibly before.
  • Trench dug into the rock for the olive oil.
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  • This old and very bright pony cart was in a corner of a shed.
  • Masseria Brancati has a museum of farming methods. This is an olive oil press from the 1800's. Turned by a donkey.
  • This tortoise shell cat had been wandering in and out among the buildings while we were there. As we came out, it had made itself completely comfortable and gone to sleep on this man's lap!
  • Olive trunk sculpture.
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