Main flour mill - CIBA
Although its use as a flour mill extends from the late Middle Ages until the 20th century - first in the hands of the Order of Calatrava and later of the Council of Alcañiz - of special interest is the later establishment of a power station, whose turbines, perfectly preserved, are located in the vaulted room of the basement.
This striking building houses a multi-purpose interior: On the upper floor are the offices of the regulatory councils for the Calanda Peach and Bajo Aragón Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The ground floor houses the CIBA (Centro de lo Íberos del Bajo Aragón), with original Iberian and Roman pieces, found in the numerous archaeological sites of Alcañiz.
On the lower floor, part of the old mill building is preserved. One of the oldest of its kind in Spain, and also one of the largest of its time, as it had five millstones in the aforementioned vaulted room, and two more subsidiary millstones in the defensive hexagonal tower where the wheat was stored. On the same floor is the headquarters of the Alcañiz Archaeology Workshop, which is responsible for the discovery, cataloguing and reconstruction of most of the pieces exhibited above.
VISITS: It is shown as part of the tourist route through the historic quarter, which leaves from the tourist office every day at 10.30 am. However, it is advisable to call to book (978 83 12 13).
