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Group photo with Silvia Paneque

Silvia Paneque presents the census of monumental olive trees across Catalonia at Ulldecona: 4,160 in total. La Taula del Sénia has compiled the one for the Montsià region: 3,509 trees. ( 27/6/2025 )

There are 4,160 monumental olive trees registered in the Catalonian census, of which the vast majority, 3,509 (85%) are located in the Montsià region and, in particular, in the municipality of Ulldecona, with 1,902 specimens.

Olive tree routes

ANCIENT OLIVE TREES SÉNIA TERRITORY at the Madrid Book Fair ( 2/6/2025 )

As part of the Book Fair from June 1st to 15th, a photographic exhibition called "Cultural Itineraries of the Council of Europe in Spain", organized by the Minstriy of Culture, took place in the Retiro Park in Madrid.

Group photo with the Millenary Olive Tree

The Millenary Olive Tree of SANT JORDI (Sénia Territory), Best Monumental Olive Tree of Spain 2025 ( 15/5/2025 )

This prize is the 8th awarded by AEMO (Spanish Association of Olive Tree Municipalities) to the Millennium Olive Trees of the Sénia Territory (located between the Valencian Community, Catalonia and Aragon), which is the place with the highest concentration of millennium olive trees in the world, with currently more than 7,000 specimens mapped that exceed 350 centimetres in trunk perimeter at a height of 130 centimetres from the ground.

Group photo with Jordi Hereu

THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND TOURISM JORDI HEREU VISITS ULLDECONA TO PROMOTE TOURISM OF THE MILLENARY OLIVE TREES ( 11/4/2025 )

Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism, came to visit the millenary olive trees of the Territori Sénia in Ulldecona, where he met with the Taula del Sénia (Mancomunitat and Association), as well as with the owners of the estate and the Town Council.

Photo of the OTRart project meeting

OTRart “transforming waste into art”, cooperation project: 6 countries: Greece, Italy, Spain (M. Taula del Sénia), France, Croatia and Malta. ( 28/1/2025 )

OTRart “transforming waste into art”, cooperation project: 6 countries: Greece, Italy, Spain (M. Taula del Sénia), France, Croatia and Malta. Partners of the project :

Group photo with Vicente del Bosque at the Arión Natural History Museum

VICENTE DEL BOSQUE PRESIDES THE CONGRESS OF MILLENARY OLIVE TREES ( 30/11/2024 )

In 2025, the Generalitat will give aid to the owners as the Law says

Vicente del Bosque, who in 2015 was named "Ambassador of the Millenary Olive Trees of the Sénia Territory", has presided over the 12th Congress of Millenary Olive Trees that was held in the Arión Natural Museum (Ulldecona) with the attendance of 90 people from all sectors :

Tere Adell leading a workshop session

MEDITERRANEAN SIPAM WORKSHOP IN ALICANTE ( 4/10/2024 )

Organised by FAO (Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, UfM), AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation) and Casa Mediterráneo, the Mediterranean Meeting Workshop on SIPAM: exchange of good practices and lessons learned was held at Casa Mediterráneo in Alicante on 2, 3 and 4 October, in which the 5 Spanish SIPAMs participated: Uva pasa de la Axarquía, Salinas de Añana, Olivos milenarios Territorio Sénia, Irrigation historical in l’Horta de Valencia and

Group photo at the Olive Tree

The SINFO Olive Tree, RECOMED Award for the Best Monumental Olive Tree in the Mediterranean ( 26/6/2024 )

 

RECOMED is the Euro-Mediterranean Network of Olive Tree Cities, formed by 10 Mediterranean countries, which are the main olive oil producers and is currently chaired by the representative of Greece, George Karabatos, together with Lola Amo, the President of AEMO (Spanish Association of Olive Tree Municipalities) as its Vice-president.