Mills in Alto Aragón — aceitero

Barluenga

Take the main road from Huesca to Barbastro; turn left to Loporzano and left again in Sasa del Abadio. The mill is only a short walk from the village of Barluenga.

All pictures: 28.XII.1995

Overview of the construction. Half of the roof is gone.

Camino from Barluenga to the mill.
Sierra de Guara on the horizon
The balsa — zone where the olives were crushed

Interior of the mill
seen from the balsa (foreground).
Notice the vessels (pilas, see right) to store the oil.

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