Olive mill Itinerary - Saint Augustin Mill in Oppède-Coustellet

This stone building, part of which dates back to the 7th century, belonged to the monks at Senanque abbey until the 13th century. A flour mill once existed here. The work was placed under the protection of Saint Augustin. When the mill was renovated in the 18th century, the canal which brought water from the Calavon river already existed. There is both an olive oil mill and a flour mill here.
Here I am in the very heart of the valley of Calavon river, which meanders and irrigates the entire...