Oleatrium Zeytin ve Zeytinyağı Tarihi Müzesi — Attraction in Kuşadası

credit where it’s due – the place is unexpectedly huge, like someone really said “let’s build the Louvre of olives”

statues of people everywhere – a bit uncanny, but at least you don’t walk alone through olive presses

the owner’s obsession is obvious: this is less a museum, more a temple where olives are the gods

if you’re into olives, you’ll probably love it; if not, you’ll still respect the madness

after the third olive press, déjà vu kicks in hard – they all start to look like medieval gym equipment

the “history” is more brochure-level than actual education; you’ll learn more from the back of an olive oil bottle

exit is basically through a shopping mall of olive products – subtlety not included

price is tourist-grade, as if you’re funding the olive empire expansion

Overall: 7/10 Oleatrium Zeytin ve Zeytinyağı Tarihi Müzesi feels like an olive cult headquarters disguised as a museum. It’s massive, it’s weirdly detailed, and it’s fueled by pure olive fanaticism. Not much history, plenty of sales pitches, but the sheer scale and eccentric passion make it oddly worth seeing. Come for the laughs, stay...

The Oleatrium is unexpectedly excellent! We found this place randomly on the map while we were going from Kusadasi to Bodrum and want to buy good olive oil. We stopped by morning, almost no one there except of Mr.Bekir, the keeper. We pay 180TL for entrance fee but it worth every lira. Mr. Bekir explained almost everything in good English about development of Olive oil production from Archaic Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, early Industrial, and modern era. He did not push for any sale and give us good memories. A must-stop if you would like to know about olive oil. Many ancient artifacts about olive oil include Greek and Roman Amphora, Olive oil pressing machine, and many wax doll.

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Museum of olive oil teaches you 9000 years of history. Did you know that cold press is 24 degrees but in ancient times villagers used olive juice to make oil by pouring water since oil stays on the surface, they used premium on their food and remaining is to burn and illuminate sacred places. Museum is only 100 ytl in 2024. Dont forget to visit Değirmen not only to purchase their award winning oil but also see the antique homes and the barn....