Almazara Núñez de Prado
Family olive mill in Baena, one of the oldest still working in the Mediterranean, with granite roller stones from 1944, a 1795 tinaja cellar and organic oil since 1989.
About Almazara Núñez de Prado
The Núñez de Prado family came to Baena from La Rioja in 1795 and turned to olives after phylloxera ruined their vines. The seventh generation farms about 700 hectares with some 94,000 trees, including Arbequina, Picual and Picuda, under the DOP Baena, certified organic since 1989. The mill, completed in 1944 in a traditional farmhouse in town, is regarded as one of the oldest still working in the Mediterranean.
Olives are crushed by four conical granite rollers; in thermo-filters the Flor de Aceite drips out by gravity alone, more than 11 kg of olives per litre, before the paste is cold-pressed at up to 400 bar and the oil settles in tiled tanks. You also see the late 18th-century cellar of half-buried tinajas and the room where bottles are labelled by hand.
Mill visits are free and arranged in advance by phone (957 670 141) or email; the shop opens on weekday mornings, roughly 09:00–15:00. Tastings led by members of the DOP Baena panel and a grove visit (€6) are for groups of 20 or more. The mill is a short walk from Baena's centre, with street parking; Córdoba is an hour by car.
Come from November to January to see the stones turning and taste new oil. Flor de Aceite in a porcelain bottle makes a good present. Tip: call a day or two ahead so someone is free to show you round.
Almazara Núñez de Prado in pictures
What you’ll find
- Free entryFree visitFree
- Guided tourWinery or mill tourBook
- Harvest experienceHarvest season activityBook
- Historic buildingArchitectureFree
- Olive oil millMill visitBook
- ShopProducts to buy (09:00–15:00)Buy
- TastingTasting sessionBook
- Vineyard walkVineyard or grove visit (€6)Book
Nearby places to visit
The white village of Luque, 7 km south-east, has a castle and a church on its rock, and Zuheros lies 8 km south with the Cueva de los Murciélagos de Zuheros and the Cañón del Río Bailón walk just outside the village. In Baena itself, the restored castle and the old Almedina quarter crown the hill above the mill, and the town has a museum of olive growing and oil. Montilla's Bodegas Alvear is 29 km west for a wine stop on the same trip, and the Municipal Archaeological Museum Cabra is 19 km south-west.
Almazara Núñez de Prado at a glance
Category
Food & Wine Wineries & producers
Location
Campiña Este – Guadajoz, Córdoba
Town
Baena
Address
Avenida Cervantes, 15, 14850 Baena, Córdoba, Spain
Opening hours
Mill visits by appointment, weekday mornings; shop open roughly Monday–Friday 09:00–15:00. Tastings and grove visits for groups of 20 or more.
Prices
Mill visit free; field visit to the olive groves €6 per person (groups of 20 or more); guided oil tastings for groups of 20 or more, price on request.
Checked 5 Nov 2026 on the official website. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.
Website
nunezdeprado.com
Phone
+34 957 670 141
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