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The Loulis Museum is composed by a series of thematic sections that allow visitors to explore contemporary environmental and nutritional issues as well as issues related to the history of milling and the importance of industry.

wqwq The Loulis Museum For over a century, the Loulis family has been lovingly collecting artefacts relating to wheat, flour and bread. The desire to make this collection accessible to the public led, in 2012, to the founding of the "Loulis Museum" in th... Learn more
myth and history Myth and history We don't know when exactly people started to cultivate cereals. What we do know, however, is that the cultivation of grains served as a springboard for the development of civilization. Learn more
thematic2 Cereals: The basis of human diet Cereals form the basis of the human diet. Wheat is one of the best-known cereals. Its grain consists of: the endosperm, which contains starch and which we use to make white flour; wheat germ; and bran, the hard casing which protect... Learn more
visit From the field to the mill Thousands of years ago, man simply gathered what grew naturally. Having discovered cereals and realized they could be cultivated, people began to use them as their staple food but also as a means of domesticating and breeding anima... Learn more
thematic3 At the mill Milling wheat is one of the oldest human food production processes and one of the first manual processes to be mechanized. The main phases in the milling process are grinding and sifting the wheat to separate the husk (bran) from t... Learn more
Nutrition Nutrition The role of nutrition in our health  A varied and balanced diet plays a crucial role in keeping us physically healthy, but also happy and in good spirits. It provides vital nutrients –proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minera... Learn more
enviroment Environment The food we consume and the way we produce and manage it, directly affects our health and the environment we live in. The reckless production and food waste causes negative impact on our planet. In order to protect our health and t... Learn more
test Visiting our laboratories and offices Quality Control At the flour mill, quality control begins with the wheat and ends with the flour. Learn more
History The history of Loulis Mills The history of Loulis Mills begins in 1782 in a small stone mill in Aetorachi, a village near Ioannina. Learn more
πρ'οσφορο Bread, religions and tradition The significance of bread to the welfare and progress of mankind has also been expressed in various religions.  Over the centuries, bread was the most significant gift that man could offer to the divine element and the offer of foo... Learn more
Στο φούρνο At the bakery Bread was probably the first processed food mankind prepared. There's nothing like the smell of freshly-baked bread. Bread making is a ritual. Learn more
visit to the flour mill A visit to the flour mill The flour mill is the facility at which multiple processes are applied to the wheat to turn it into flour. Learn more