HERMIONI HARBOUR
HERMIONI HARBOUR – ancient sea link for the trade of olive oil with KRANIDI
Birthplace of the God HERMES
HERMIONIDA
HERMIONIDA is a penninsula located on the eastern coast of the Peleponnese. Its capitol is KRANIDI.
KRANIDI is recognised by the EU as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
KRANIDI has been producing olive oil for thousands of years.
Olive fossils have been found in the cave of Frachti dating 5000 BC
Pausanias, the great historian and geographer, mentions in his book Pausanias` voyage in 200AD that olive trade was the main source of income for KRANIDI.
KRANIDI has some of the oldest olive trees in Greece.
