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Name: Museo dell'Olio
Type: Museums
Classification: Museum type: specialized, Ownership: private
The Olive Oil Museum is located on the ground floor of the historic Palazzo Montesano and extends across several barrel-vaulted rooms. The exhibition showcases the local olive oil tradition through a rich collection of tools and objects related to olive oil production.
The exhibition features ancient stone millstones, historic presses, jars, and various containers, along with measuring instruments and agricultural tools used in the various stages of processing. The exhibition also includes tools from rural life, such as plows, wheelbarrows, baskets, and tools for pruning and cultivating the fields.
The collection vividly evokes the memory of the rural world, highlighting both its technical ingenuity and the daily, traditional aspects of olive oil production.
