Landmark· Paxos· Greece — Ionian, Saronic & Argolic

Paxos Olive Press Museum (Magazia)

39° 12.8′ N · 20° 9.0′ E

An 18th-century stone olive mill just outside Magazia, in the island's hilly centre, restored as a museum of the olive-oil process from crushing the fruit to pressing the oil. Paxos has been an olive island since Venetian times.

Ionian IslandsSaronic Gulf & Argolic

Practical

Paxos Map lists it as 'the old olive press Museum'. It is inland, about 4 km by road from Gaios, Lakka or Longos, so take a taxi, scooter or the bus to Magazia. Opening hours are not published in these sources; check locally. Greek Wikipedia notes that the Venetians encouraged olive planting and that Longos once had a soap factory, whose ruined chimney still stands on Longos beach.

Best for

Understanding the olive economy that shaped Paxos

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