Museo del Aceite «Molino Viejo»

About the museum

The museum occupies a former olive oil factory in Cabra, a modernist building from 1913 that is a good example of the industrial architecture of the period. The Pallarés company, of Catalan origin, began working olive oil in the town around 1900, and the building later served as a warehouse and oil factory until activity ceased in 1976. The family that acquired the premises opened the museum in 2000.

The visit is organised in three rooms. The first displays replicas of the Roman amphorae in which oil from Baetica was transported, photographs of the former factory and panels on the Mediterranean cultures that produced olive oil. The second brings together 242 lithographed tin cans made between 1917 and 1975.

The third room is the most important: mills and presses from different periods, including a large beam press (prensa de viga y quintal) of oak and limestone from the 17th century, as well as a collection of earthenware jars and a cellar with 69 trujales, 3.5 metres deep, with a capacity of 1,250,000 kg of oil. The museum also includes a section on esparto grass.

Highlights

• 17th-century beam press of oak and limestone
• 242 lithographed tin cans (1917–1975)
• Cellar with 69 trujales, 3.5 metres deep
• Modernist building from 1913, an example of industrial architecture
• Replicas of Roman amphorae from Baetica

Permanent exhibition

• Cultura del aceite y maquinaria histórica – Three rooms with Roman amphorae, lithographed tins from the former factory, and mills, presses, jars and trujales for making and storing oil.

Founded

2000

Operated by

Hecoliva

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 Andalusian tourism website states that the museum is suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the town centre of Cabra, on Calle Vado del Moro. The Camino Mozárabe de Santiago passes through the town (stages Lucena–Cabra and Cabra–Doña Mencía).

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Sale of the estate's own olive oil. The company also offers olive oil tastings, breakfasts and meals for groups on request.

Events & venue rental

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