Sampaio Milling

Rua da Terra da Eira, Sampaio 2970 - Sesimbra
Visit Minutes

Schedule

  • Wednesday to Sunday: from 9am to 12.30am and from 2pm to 5.30pm
  • Fridays:
  • delivery of PROVE project hampers until 7.30pm
  • Saturdays and Sundays:
  • Sale of local produce from 9am to 1pm
  • Mondays and Tuesdays: Closed

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Sampaio Milling

With a century of history, Sampaio Milling is a milestone in the industrial and technological development of the municipality. A white rectangular building with reddish doors, it was initially used as stable and later adapted for milling grain which arrived from all over the region.

Inside it is possible to recall areas that once corresponded to the grinding room, sales, offices, storage and equipment. Outside there are traces of its golden age of operation like the water cooling tank for the engine, and a place for weighing and selling the flours produced.

In the late 40s, the site became a  coffee roasting facility until it reached its decline in the 90s. To preserve this important testimony of the municipality’s technological and industrial development, the City Council began its recovery at the end of 2008.

One of its key elements is the Hornsby-Stockport engine, installed in the building around 1917. The apparatus consists of a set of rare, original and unique accessories that make it an invaluable asset. The history of the building, the operation of the internal circuits, the life of mills, from prehistoric times to the large industrial mills, and the bread cycle are amongst the topics the public will learn about at Sampaio Milling, which has been transformed into a museum dedicated to the rural life of the municipality.

On weekends, the building welcomes the event Sabores da Nossa Terra (Flavours of our Land), where local products sold and which aims to encourage producers and farmers to continue their activity. Visitors can purchase various products from the region such as Farinha Torrada, Azoia cheese, homemade bread  baked in wood ovens and fruit and seasonal vegetables.


Visit Plan

  • 1

    Sesimbra rural wealth, contextualization.

  • 2

    History and restoration of the building, history of the firm Morujão and Lourinha, manufacturing diagram, driving force, demonstration of operation of Hornsby-Stockport engine.

  • 3

    Cereal lifting and cleaning systems, manufacturing diagram and demonstration of the functioning of the three cleaning machines.

  • 4

    Presentation of the exhibition Wheat Before Grinding.

  • 5

    Cereal grinding system, manufacturing diagram and French mill bench.


Audio Guides

Audioguia Moagem de Sampaio

Audioguia sobre a Moagem de Sampaio.

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