Oleícola San Francisco

Who they are

Oleícola San Francisco is an olive oil mill in Begíjar, in the La Loma district, a few minutes from Baeza. The company was founded in 1927 and in 1989 Manolo Rus and José Jiménez bought it and turned it into a family project. Today it is run by the brothers José A. Jiménez, projects manager trained in tourism businesses and activities, and Manuel J. Jiménez, mill master and production director. The original 1927 building has been modernised: the old cellar and press room give way to the current production area, so that on a single visit you see both the traditional mill and today's factory.

The mill presses olives from local farmers and from its own estates in the Guadalquivir valley, such as San Miguel, Gazpacho, Ninchez and Riñosa, mostly Picual. It bottles extra virgin olive oil under its own brands such as Esencial Olive and Cortijos de Andalucía, including organic, and provides services to third parties: milling, contract production, bottling and brand development. Its Esencial Olive Noviembre has received the Jaén Selección 2024 award, and the company holds the SICTED tourism quality mark for Úbeda and Baeza. As well as its online shop, it has a shop in Baeza.

What visits they offer

They present themselves as pioneers of oil tourism in Jaén and run guided visits every day, for individuals and groups. There are two basic formats. The mill visit tours the old mill and the modern factory and ends with an oil tasting. The full visit begins with a walk through the olive grove among centuries-old trees, continues through the mill and also ends with the tasting.

From there you can add gastronomic activities with local produce: miller's breakfasts and aperitifs, tapas workshops, tapas with olives, tomato, salmorejo or lomo de orza, lunches at the mill itself and an "olive picker for a day" experience. In summer 2026 they sold getaways combining the visit with a night in Baeza, at the Hotel Cetina Palacio de los Salcedo or the TRH Baeza.

The milling campaign runs from autumn to winter; if you want to see the mill pressing, ask when booking.

Prices, booking and languages

The website does not publish openly the length of the visits, the prices, the exact times or group size: they appear when you book online from its oil tourism page. Nor does it detail conditions for children or cancellation, beyond a general refund policy for the shop. For personal attention, call 953 763 415 or write to [email protected]; bookings and events are handled by Ana Cristina Sevilla. Visits are given in Spanish, English and French, with their own sessions in each language.

The mill is on calle Pedro Pérez in Begíjar, on the edge of the village; you get there by car from Baeza in a few minutes.