Museo del Molino de Aceite

About the museum

The museum occupies a former water mill on the banks of the Almadán river, built as a flour mill with two mills and two pairs of millstones and later converted into an olive oil mill to grind olives and extract oil. The complex includes a large courtyard with granaries for storing olives before pressing, and the mill building, which has several rooms.

All the original machinery survives inside and can be run to grind olives: the millstone, the kneading trough and the hydraulic press. Visitors can thus see how oil was made in earlier times.

On the upper floor is the Museo del Aguardiente, an interpretation space on the importance of aguardiente production in Ojén between the 19th and 20th centuries and on the prestige achieved by the spirit made by Pedro Morales, whose secret recipe was never revealed. Ojén's aguardiente became famous in America and in the wealthiest houses of Europe, and it is mentioned in works by Camilo José Cela, Rosalía de Castro and even Pablo Picasso. It is no longer produced, but the raisins in aguardiente are still very well known.

Highlights

• Original olive mill machinery: millstone, kneading trough and hydraulic press
• Former water mill beside the Almadán river
• Museo del Aguardiente de Ojén on the upper floor
• Courtyard with granaries for olives

Permanent exhibitions

• Almazara histórica – Olive mill with the original machinery restored: millstone, kneading trough and hydraulic press.
• Museo del Aguardiente – Interpretation space on the upper floor about the production of Ojén's aguardiente between the 19th and 20th centuries and the figure of Pedro Morales.

Operated by

Ayuntamiento de Ojén

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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

According to the TUR4all listing, the exterior access has numerous steps and the entrance step measures 27 cm; there is a ramp that can be used with the help of another person. Wheelchair circulation is partial, and the upper floor (Museo del Aguardiente) can only be reached by stairs. There is a parking space reserved for people with reduced mobility.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is at Calle Charcas, 60, a short uphill walk from Ojén's main square.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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