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Presicce. The underground oil mills (once called underground trappiti because they were 5-6 metres deep) were dug into the rock. They are evidence of the rural economy around the year 1500 and they show the difficult life of the countryside people of those times. Inside the mill there was enough space to take the olives which were then crushed.

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Presicce. The underground oil mills (once called underground trappiti because they were 5-6 metres deep) were dug into the rock. They are evidence of the rural economy around the year 1500 and they show the difficult life of the countryside people of those times. Inside the mill there was enough space to take the olives which were then crushed.