IMG_5403 - The roof structure under the clay tiles. Various olive oil containers.
IMG_5405 - The olive paste, layered with mats, is pressed to extract the oil, which drains into a container of water under the floor.
IMG_5406 - Mato disengages the lever pole and swings it to the far right.
IMG_5409 - He then re-engages it with the wooden peg into the plate, to turn the attached large nut on the threaded shaft.
IMG_5412 - Mato, turning the capstan, pulls the lever, to screw down the press, one swing of the lever at a time.
IMG_5413 - A bottle of the oil that is the result of the process.
IMG_5417 - Standing in a hole in the floor to make it easier to reach, Mato skims the floating oil off the water.
IMG_5425 - Anka served us her homemade liqueurs, including walnut and rose
IMG_5428 - The rose petals marinating for rozulin (rose liqueur): rose petals, sugar, brandy, and months in the sun.
IMG_5429 - The source of the rose petals.
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IMG_5433 - Perla, the horse that turns the olive mill.