The Frantoio ipogeo Cacciatore is located under the current headquarters of Pro Loco of Morciano di Leuca. The building is also home to Consorzio delle Pro Loco del Capo di Leuca and del Museo del Territorio. The historical center of Morciano di Leuca is characterized by the presence of numerous oil mills that bear witness to the significant olive oil economy of which the town lived by in the past. There are about eighteen of these mills in just the historical center; some of them can be dated back to the ninth century. Underground mills and granaries were discovered by chance as a result of the public works since 1917. At the side entrance of the Palazzo Municipale, a big wheel of limestone located outside the building testifies the presence of another oil mill, probably used up to ...

Situated on the corner of Via Roma and Corso Umberto I, in front of the Chiesa Matrice della Trasfigurazione, the underground oil mill, owned by Evangelista Di Seclì, is located 8 meters deep and is attached to the eighteenth-century Palazzo Colonna. The underground oil mill still retains some of the original structures and furnishings: a huge millstone, some mangers and beddings where the millers- men who left their families and living for 5-6 months period of oil production activities  inside the mill without getting out and getting the chance to see the sunlight-rested. ...

Originating from the destruction of a Messapian granary, the mill is located under Palazzo Pizzileo. Nearby is the Trappeto Cacciatore. The mill was restored recently, but is currently inaccessible. The historic center of Morciano di Leuca is characterized by the presence of numerous oil mills that testify the significant olive oil economy of which the town lived by in the past. There are about eighteen of these mills in just the historic center; some of them can be traced back to the ninth century. Underground mills and granaries were discovered by chance as a result of the public works since 1917. At the side entrance of the Palazzo Municipale, a big wheel of limestone located outside the building testifies the presence of another oil mill, probably used up ...

The square of San Giuseppe in Corsano allows an access to an interesting underground oil mill. The structure has been the subject of a developmental project in recent years, but now appears closed and abandoned.   In the mill, it is possible to observe the milling basin and a large millstone.   ...