Oil mill

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Mill
Moulin Communal, 10, rue des Moulins, 83690 Tourtour
Communal oil mill
Operates in the traditional way in winter.
Exhibitions by artists from the region in summer.
This mill operates in the traditional way in December and january: The stone grinder runs on water, the water from the wash-house activating a paddle wheel which drives the grindstone through a system of wooden and metal gears, and the press operates by hand, probably the last hand press in the region.

Private producers come with their olives and collect their olive oil.
Tourtour olive oil is not on sale in shops.

Artists' exhibitions from June to September changing every 15 days. (to exhibit, send a request and file to the Town Hall of Tourtour before the end of February).
This mill operates in the traditional way in December and january: The stone grinder runs on water, the water from the wash-house activating a paddle wheel which drives the grindstone through a system of wooden and metal gears, and the press operates by hand, probably the last hand press in the region.

Private producers come with their olives and collect their olive oil.
Tourtour olive oil is not on sale in shops.

Artists' exhibitions from June to September changing every 15 days. (to...

Openings

Openings

From 2 January 2025 until 31 May 2025 - Open everyday
From 1 June 2025 until 30 September 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Oil mill
Moulin Communal, 10, rue des Moulins, 83690 Tourtour

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 10 January 2025 at 11:04
by Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Lacs et Gorges du Verdon
(Offer identifier : 3263427)