This large-scale olive oil mill stopped production in 1956, the year all the olive trees froze in Provence. All the oil production machinery, including two mill-stones, two oil-presses, the water wheel, the capstan as well as the cauldron, has nonetheless been kept in good working order. Enjoy a guided tour with the owner !

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The Mill was bought and saved from ruin by the Walter Family and has been undergoing renovation for the past 10 years. It was recently fitted with a new wooden water-wheel of 4.5 meters in diameter which can be seen underground and is fed by water conduits that were reconditioned in 2006.