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Industrial Archaeology
Oil mill
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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.  
Piazza San Giuseppe, Corsano

historical information:
The presence of oil mills in Salento is an evidence of the ancient necessity to process olives for oil production. Surely, the soft local stone did well in digging these underground rooms that allowed a better preservation of the product at a constant temperature. The temperature should in fact be low enough to avoid degradation of the product, but not too much so that the oil does not solidify.
Info
property:
Municipal
managing body:
Comune di Corsano
fax number:
+390833531122
website:
http://www.comune.corsano.le.it/
accessibility:
Accessibile su prenotazione
conservation:
Restaurato, ma in abbandono
historical information:
The presence of oil mills in Salento is an evidence of the ancient necessity to process olives for oil production. Surely, the soft local stone did well in digging these underground rooms that allowed a better preservation of the product at a constant temperature. The temperature should in fact be low enough to avoid degradation of the product, but not too much so that the oil does not solidify.
other related objects:
147, 148
telephone number:
+390833533289
num gps:
134
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