Oil tourism at Hacienda de la Laguna of Baeza

At the Hacienda la Laguna Olive Tree Culture Museum, you will be received by a specialized guide to learn about the Olive Tree Culture and Olive Oil in the province of Jaén. Do you know the origin of olive cultivation, its history, curiosities? In this large farmhouse, whose origins date back to the 17th century, we will enjoy in a very educational way the old pressing systems from the 19th century, the largest Viga press in our country, the Torre press and the Alhorí press. Did you know that there are more than 2,400 different varieties of olive trees in the world? Well, in our Mediterranean Olive Garden you will see 50 olive trees from different countries, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Tunisia, Greece and you will know the Acebuche, the wild olive tree from which all the varieties come.

And finally, the main building of the museum, its 19th century winery, known as the Oil Cathedral, something unique in the world made in 1848 by a Polish engineer, what was he doing around here? find out with our guide. This building is considered BIC and a key piece in the file World Heritage "Landscapes of the Olive Tree".

Next, we will hold a workshop of Initiation to the Tasting of Olive Oil in our old factory of the s. XIX where we will distinguish different varieties, qualities and we will analyze the organoleptic characteristics of the Aoves seeing their attributes positive or negative.

But we are left with one question: how Oil is made today? Well, then we moved with the guide to the modern oil mill, Aceites La Labor, located just 2 km from the museum, inside which we will discover the process of production and extraction of olive oil in the XXI century. You will see how it is received, classified, washed, and the processes of milling, beating, centrifugation, storage or packaging of the oil. You will know the entire elaboration process from the field to the bottle! AND also in a fun, educational and ideal way for all audiences