Carob Mill Museum, Limassol

The Old Carob Mill was built in 1900, at a time when carobs were a major export of the island, and were used to make a wide variety of products such as photographic film plates, medicines, sweets and chocolates. Divided into a complex of two distinct areas, the first area of the Old Carob Mill consists of the restored Carob Mill – where the machinery used in processing the carobs is preserved and displayed – and the second area houses the Evagoras Lanitis Centre – an arts and exhibition area. The Museum room displays all the tools and machinery once used for this commercial activity. From the sorting funnels to the scales and the needles used to sew the sacks, visitors can peruse the entire process once used to prepare this precious cargo, from start to finish. The carob trade was the living of the people in a large part of the Limassol countryside and villages such as Anoyira and Ipsonas were 2 of the main carob producing areas. The produce was referred to as “black gold”, because of the great value of carobs.

The Old Carob Mill was built in 1900, at a time when carobs were a major export of the island, and were used to make a wide variety of products such as photographic film plates, medicines, sweets and chocolates. Divided into a complex of two distinct areas, the first area consists of the restored Carob Mill - where the machinery used in processing the carobs is preserved and displayed - and the second area houses the Evagoras Lanitis Centre - an arts and exhibition area.

In the heart of the historic center of Limassol, west of the Medieval Castle and just a few meters from the Old Port, one will encounter a complex of warehouses once used to store carobs. Today, these warehouses house the Lanitis Carob Mill. The stone-built warehouses, a characteristic sample of the warehouses that were uses for the trady industry in the city’s harbor, have been restored in their original form. Apart from the Museum, the space of each warehouse houses event and dining venues, too. The Museum room displays all the tools and machinery once used for this commercial activity. From the sorting funnels to the scales and the needles used to sew the sacks, visitors can peruse the entire process once used to prepare this precious cargo, from start to finish. The carob trade was the living of the people in a large part of the Limassol countryside and villages such as Anoyira and Ipsonas were 2 of the main carob producing areas. The produce was referred to as “black gold”, because of the great value of carobs.

Carob Mill Museum is located in the Limassol, Cyprus, near the Medieval Museum. The Carob Mill was built at the beginning of the 20th century, a time when carobs were one of the main products that Cyprus used to export. Carobs had many uses, including the manufacture of film, medicine, chocolates and other sweets. The machinery used in the mill for the process of the carobs is exhibited in a renovated building which combines tradition with modern.

The Carob Mill Museum is one of the distinguished historical museums in the city of Limassol, which houses equipment from the twentieth century that was previously used to process carob fruits. Because it was highly valued not only in Cyprus, but also beyond its borders. Today, in a restored twentieth century building formerly used as a factory, you can see some of the equipment used for processing the carob, and right at the entrance (formerly the first room) is a large industrial scale on which the carob is weighed and some of the important tools and equipment used in the manufacture of juice and syrup. ***PH***