Reg.Nr. HA-2002/SP/43

Oil Museum "Museo del Aceite", San Felices de los Gallegos

The ruin of the ancient "Mute's Mill" (El Lagar del Mudo) of San Felices de los Gallegos was saved, restored and rehabilitated to preserve and present the traditional art of pressing oil out of the olives of the surrounding groves. A museum has been created to exhibit the more ...
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Project details

Title:Oil Museum "Museo del Aceite", San Felices de los Gallegos
Entr. year: 2002
Result:Medal
Country: Spain
Town: San Felices de los Gallegos (Salamanca)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Oil mill
Actual use:Museum, cultural attraction
Built: 18th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Miguel Angel Manzanera, Architect
The Jury's citation: For the restoration of an ancient oil press with exquisite care and loyalty to traditional architectural techniques, and its conversion into a museum dedicated to olive oil.
GPS:40°50'56.8"N 6°42'34.0"W
Web, Links:

www.sanfelicesdelosgallegos.es

Description:
The ruin of the ancient "Mute's Mill" (El Lagar del Mudo) of San Felices de los Gallegos was saved, restored and rehabilitated to preserve and present the traditional art of pressing oil out of the olives of the surrounding groves. A museum has been created to exhibit the more than two thousand-year-old culture and technologies - bequeathed by the Romans and Arabs - and which have been used since antiquity to obtain this precious liquid.