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Molino de Ojén and Aguardiente Museum

Wine and food · Ojén

About

• 18th-century water mill on the banks of the Almadán river: it first ground flour and later oil
• Courtyard with the troj (storage bins) where olives were kept before pressing
• Original machinery (stone mill, mixer and hydraulic press) still working
• Upstairs, the Museo del Aguardiente: the famous Ojén aguardiente (spirit), distilled since 1830 by Pedro Morales e Hijo, with a recipe never revealed
• It is no longer made, but the raisins in aguardiente remain

Good to know

• It sometimes hosts small photography exhibitions
• Combine it with a walk around Ojén and the Fuente de los Chorros (1905), with five spouts
• Afterwards, drive up to Juanar on the MA-5300 for lunch and the viewpoints

Near here

• 
  OjénVillage · Ojén · 15 minWhite village at the foot of Sierra Blanca, a short distance from Marbella, with cobbled streets running down the hillside
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  Juanar: Mirador del Macho Montés and Cruz de JuanarHiking · Ojén (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minOfficial trail El Juanar–Puerto Marbella: 2.7 km one way, about 1 h 15 min, easy, along a track shaded by pines
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  Climb to La Concha from the Refugio de JuanarHiking · Ojén / Marbella (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minLa Concha (1,215 m), the shell-shaped peak you can see from all over Marbella
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  Refugio de Juanar–Los Castillejos and the Spanish fir forest (loop)Hiking · Ojén (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minCircular route of about 7.85–8 km and 525 m of ascent along the Senda de José Lima

Opening hours and prices can change: check before you go.