Olive Oil Museum

Category: Civil Architecture > Museum

District: Viseu > São João da Pesqueira > Trevões

Location

The Olive Oil Museum is located in the village of Espinhosa, which is part of the parish of Trevões. This locality is situated in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, a region deeply connected to olive oil and wine culture. The village of Espinhosa offers a rural and traditional setting, characteristic of the Douro landscapes.

A Recovered Legacy

This museum space is housed in what was, in times past, the old olive press of the village of Espinhosa. The traditional building, where olives were once transformed into olive oil, was carefully restored to house its current museum functions. This restoration allows the site to maintain its authenticity and continue to tell the story of olive oil production in the region.

The Essence of Olive Oil

The main purpose of the Olive Oil Museum is to preserve and disseminate the traditional production techniques of this valuable product. Its existence underscores the importance that olive oil has always held in the economy and culture of the Douro. Visitors to the museum can understand how old olive presses operated and gain insight into the olive oil extraction process in the past.

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt