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This is a mill archaic oil belonging to the largest owner of Idanha-a-Velha, it was operated by specialized personnel and made extraction of the oil coming from various regions such as Ribatejo, Alentejo, Serra do Montemuro, but mainly from the northern mountains, as the Barroso.It is one of the finest examples which are in Portugal, which highlights the quality of materials, including the "alguergues", furnace block, decanting chambers and floors.The Cattle that pulled the gauges was from the own home.The trees of the presses were uprooted in the land and transported on wheels pulled by several oxen.This press model was the most common in the country in the middle of this century. The recuperation of the “Lagar de Varas”, was an intervention that had as a premise an integral and rigorous restoration in order to respect the documented value of the ruined building, a historic remain that is representative of the past importance that the olive oil culture had in the economy of the region. An architectural authorship was put aside, only playing a role in the design of the new Epigraphic Archive building. As a whole the intervention requires a visit. The village, on its own, for its past and history, imposes a visit to those who posses a curious and thirsty spirit for beauty in a pure state. Architects: Alexandre Alves Costa and Sérgio Fernandez from Porto.
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