Both olive tree and olive oil are closely connected to Cretan mythology,
history, tradition, religion and art, as well as social and economic life of Cretan
people dating back 9.000 years. We visited two pre-industrial olive mills in
the Crete-Chania region, and we would like to share with you the experience,
the mood and some of their knowledge. But about all the we like share our respect
to the Greek tradition in the olive oil production which lays back to the
centuries.
Here are some pictures from this amazing journey in time and
culture.
Oil mills of St. George’s at Karydi, Crete
During the 19th century
the metochion of the Monastery of Holy Trinity at St George flourished due to
the increasement of its property. Its agricultural character is indicated by the
existence of two olive-presses.
The smaller one is single spaced with pairs of
arches, and is dated in the last period of the Venetian Occupation (17th
century).
The most recent one was built in 1863. It is a double spaced
building, the western part of which is the main one.
This part bears 12 arches,
while four olive-presses of the modern type with more than one millstones, are
preserved there. All the olive presses were pulled by animals.
two doors to the storehouse
stone basin outside the oil mill
This olive mill is surrounded by olive and orange groves
Oil mill of Gravalochori, Crete
This Oil mill is dated in the
Venetian period (17th century). It is a double spaced building by
two pair of arches.
In this part are the monolithic base of the old type mill
with four millstones on a build base, pulled by animals.
In the other part is
preserved the metallic olive press with stone basin dated from the late 19th
early 20th century.
George Gkekas | Brand & Business Development manager
info: local sources
All photography credits: George Gkekas
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