Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Topolia

South of the village starts the spectacular Gorge Topolia through which the road to Elafonissi on the west coast of Crete runs. At the beginning of the narrow section lies the cave of Agia Sofia

The olive is one of the oldest fruit trees to be domesticated by humans. Archaeological finds indicate that this happened in Crete around 4000. On Cretan tablets and later on Mycenaean Linear B archival tablets, olives, and especially olive oil, are an important commodity. The name "Topolia" means indeed "place of olives," and at the end of the small village stands this ancient olive grove. However, it is by no means the oldest on the island.