Museo del Vecchio Mulino

About the museum

The Museo del Vecchio Mulino occupies an old water mill restored by volunteers, in the outlying part of Roccavione near the railway. The three millstones and the gears show how a pre-industrial water mill worked to produce flour.

The ethnographic section includes a reconstruction of a shoemaker’s workshop and evidence of past trades and of people’s relationship with their environment. A natural science area is devoted to botany and mycology, with displays that change periodically.

Millstones of this type were also used to grind seeds, pigments, and cosmetic and pharmaceutical products to a very fine powder.

Highlights

• Three millstones and machinery of a pre-industrial water mill
• Reconstruction of the shoemaker’s workshop
• Botany and mycology area with rotating displays

Permanent exhibitions

• Il mulino – Three millstones and machinery for flour production in a pre-industrial water mill.
• Sezione etnografica – Reconstructed shoemaker’s workshop and evidence of old trades.
• Spazio di scienze naturali – Centre for botanical and mycological knowledge with rotating displays.

Visitors per year

approx. 400

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is listed as accessible in the entry of the Vermenagna-Roya tourism portal.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

From the SP259, at the entrance to the village, turn left into Via Molino (asphalt road).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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