The Oil Mill
Our oil mill dates back to 1700 and is characterised as a piece of rural architecture typical of paleoindustrial construction.
Destroyed by the war in 1944, over the years it has been gradually rebuilt and partially expanded respecting local guidelines and specifications, and remained active until the 1950s.
Recognized by the Lazio Region as a site of high historical and cultural interest, it is currently the subject of a conservation and restoration financed through the CULTURE 4.0 project included within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Cultural heritage
It represents an exceptional building heritage in many ways, as it preserves the typical structural system of rural buildings and, inside, everything necessary for olive pressing: the volcanic stone millstones, the fireplace used for heating the water, a hydraulic press, a manual hydraulic pump and oil collection pans, as well as all the tools useful for milling.
When we decided to undertake this project, the oil mill was in an identical condition to that of the last day of production, as if it had remained frozen in time.
Today it is distributed on a single level and divided into three rooms: the oil mill intended for pressing the olives and two ancillary rooms.
Cultural heritage
It represents an exceptional building heritage in many ways, as it preserves the typical structural system of rural buildings and, inside, everything necessary for olive pressing: the volcanic stone millstones, the fireplace used for heating the water, a hydraulic press, a manual hydraulic pump and oil collection pans, as well as all the tools useful for milling.
When we decided to undertake this project, the oil mill was in an identical condition to that of the last day of production, as if it had remained frozen in time.
Today it is distributed on a single level and divided into three rooms: the oil mill intended for pressing the olives and two ancillary rooms.
Restoration
Moved by the desire to promote knowledge and memories of the traditions of the land in which we grew up, we will carry out a conservation and restoration aimed at returning to the community an underused building heritage which has not been accessible to the public; its recovery will favour not only activities linked to the agricultural world, but also create services useful for the cultural enjoyment and tourism of the area.
The larger ancillary room, attached to the oil mill, will have an educational and functional role for welcome visitors. We hope it will become a stimulating environment for educational and associated activities.
To this end, technology will play a fundamental role, the room will be equipped with a dual projection system: screen and interactive whiteboard.
Restoration
Moved by the desire to promote knowledge and memories of the traditions of the land in which we grew up, we will carry out a conservation and restoration aimed at returning to the community an underused building heritage which has not been accessible to the public; its recovery will favour not only activities linked to the agricultural world, but also create services useful for the cultural enjoyment and tourism of the area.
The larger ancillary room, attached to the oil mill, will have an educational and functional role for welcome visitors. We hope it will become a stimulating environment for educational and associated activities.
To this end, technology will play a fundamental role, the room will be equipped with a dual projection system: screen and interactive whiteboard.
Outdoor space
Outside, a photovoltaic pergola will be built with its structure, beams and pillars in laminated wood and a foundation slab, with the aim of combining techniques for recovering the rural building heritage while also improving its sustainability.
Here on the side you can see several rendering images of how the places affected by the restoration should look like.
Outdoor space
Outside, a photovoltaic pergola will be built with its structure, beams and pillars in laminated wood and a foundation slab, with the aim of combining techniques for recovering the rural building heritage while also improving its sustainability.
Here on the side you can see several rendering images of how the places affected by the restoration should look like.
Conservation restoration funded through the CULTURE 4.0 project
Project funded by the NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN (PNRR) MISSION 1: “Digitalization, Innovation, Competitiveness, and Culture” Investment 2.2: “Protection and Enhancement of Rural Architecture and Landscape” Approved by Decree No. G04542 of April 13, 2022 – Financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU and managed by the Italian Ministry of Culture, implementing body: Regione Lazio – CUP F59F22000390004
“Restauro Antico Frantoio Masseria Zenobio”
Visit the oil mill
You can book a guided tour of the Masseria's oil mill. Discover step by step all the ancient procedures that were used to make oil!
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