Museo Etnográfico de Benalauría

About the museum

The museum occupies a former 18th-century olive mill on Calle Alta in Benalauría, in the Serranía de Ronda. The L-shaped building was used to extract olive oil by pressing the olives, and its machinery and tools have survived intact, including a large chestnut beam used for pressing.

The La Molienda cooperative leased the building, which was the best surviving example of a mill in the village, restored it and opened it to the public as the village museum. Local residents donated objects from the rural history of the village, which complete the mill with farming tools and items from country life.

The visit includes an audio guide and an audiovisual presentation explaining how the pressing beam works. The museum also has a shop.

Highlights

• 18th-century olive mill with original machinery
• Large chestnut beam for pressing olives
• Audio guide included in the visit
• Audiovisual presentation on how the mill works
• Farming tools and objects of rural life

Permanent exhibition

• Molino de aceite y museo etnográfico – Tour of the olive mill with its original machinery, the pressing beam and a collection of farming tools and objects of rural life in Benalauría.

Founded

1993

Operated by

La Molienda S.C.A.

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is at Calle Alta, 115, in the village centre of Benalauría.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Shop in the museum.

Events & venue rental

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