Mulino delle Noci
Place:
42030 Viano
Municipality:
VIANO
Via San Polo, 1, 42030 Viano (RE)
0522 988321, 0522 988497
parrinello.protocollo@comune.viano.re.it
www.comune.viano.re.it
How to get there:
Accessibility
Viano is 22 km from Reggio Emilia and can be reached following the SS 467 up to Scandiano, where you continue on the SP 7. It's 35 km from Modena and can be reached following the SS 486, then the SS 467 up to Scandiano, where you continue along the SP 7
Viano is 22 km from Reggio Emilia and can be reached following the SS 467 up to Scandiano, where you continue on the SP 7. It's 35 km from Modena and can be reached following the SS 486, then the SS 467 up to Scandiano, where you continue along the SP 7
Tourist Area:
Apennines
Geographic Area:
Matildic zone
Additional notes:
Additional Notes
Usability: Closed
Usability: Closed
Analytical text:
Description
The mill was called this because in the vicinity there was a large walnut orchard filled with very old trees and also because it squeezed the kernels to produce "nut oil". Besides the three grinders for wheat, corn, and chestnuts there was a fourth grinder for the nuts called "gròla" which moved vertically to the wall pedestal. The oil from this procedure was suitable for frying and was used as an anti-freeze for bird lime in winter.
The mill was called this because in the vicinity there was a large walnut orchard filled with very old trees and also because it squeezed the kernels to produce "nut oil". Besides the three grinders for wheat, corn, and chestnuts there was a fourth grinder for the nuts called "gròla" which moved vertically to the wall pedestal. The oil from this procedure was suitable for frying and was used as an anti-freeze for bird lime in winter.
Last update: March 7, 2023