Museo de la Almazara del Conde

About the museum

The former Almazara del Conde is a reminder of the importance of seigniorial heritage in the municipality of Sot de Chera, and the oldest surviving olive-oil industry in the town. The olive tree has always been part of the culture of its inhabitants, who were mainly engaged in farming and mountain work.

The varieties traditionally grown were sollana and villalonga, and over the years picual, blanquilla and serraneta, among others, were introduced. The olive grove is rain-fed, so the production and quality of the oil depend on the amount and regularity of rainfall.

Today the building functions as a small museum with a crushing mill that is still used on rare occasions during the San Antón bonfires, as well as presses, machinery and tools used until the middle of the 20th century, which illustrate the stages of oil production.

Highlights

• Former seigniorial olive-oil industry, the oldest surviving in Sot de Chera
• Crushing mill with stone rollers, sometimes used during the San Antón bonfires
• Presses, mixer, hopper and hornal for making olive oil
• Tools and machinery used until the mid-20th century

Permanent exhibition

• Almazara tradicional – Former olive mill with a roller crusher, presses, mixer and tools that explain the stages of oil production up to the mid-20th century.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Sot de Chera

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