Greece will restore the Delphi olive grove that was badly damaged during a wildfire last summer, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced, according to greekreporter.com.
“A total of 60,000 olive trees will be planted in the area to replace those that were burned in the fire,” Mitsotakis said during a visit to the area.
“We aim to transform this unique characteristic of the Delphi landscape into a productive olive grove and combine agricultural production with cultural and recreational activities,” he added.
He said that money has already been secured from both public and private sources. Mitsotakis also noted that the olives and olive oil of the Amfissa grove should be premium priced too.
“It is impossible for the olive oil and olives produced in the Amfissa grove not to be sold for much more than the oils and olives produced in other groves which don’t have the enormous historical weight of the country’s largest olive grove, [and] is completely identified with the Delphi landscape,” he noted.
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