East of Paliani Monastery, a complex of wine presses, troughs (containers) and a grape press (galeagra, mangana), chiseled in the marly limestone, are preserved. More specifically, there are two carved wine presses with dimensions 4.10m x 3.60m. The carved base on the east is about 20 cm deep and, on the other sides, part of the built wall is preserved. Two chiseled troughs measure 1.30m x 1.10m x 0.90m and a third one measures 1.20m x 0.60m x 0.50m. The outflow hole which is 20 cm higher than the floor of the wine press is impressive. Also there is a grape press with an elliptical carved flat base 0.80m x 0.90m, and chiseled perforated bases where wood of 0.20m x 0.15m x 0.30m dimensions is fixed. The trough of the grape press is trapezoidal in shape with dimensions (0.64m+0.47m) x 0.40m and depth of 0.25m to 0.40m.

A little farther to the north, a carved base of four or five winepresses with the outline of two troughs which have not been preserved is faintly visible. According to oral testimonies, in an adjacent area towards the NW, many wine presses have been covered with rubble that was dumped there in recent years.

The region where the wine presses are located dominates the ancient Knossos-Phaistos road (according to Evans), at the saddle of a region with many remnants of ancient activity. Opposite, an installation carved in a rocky mound (Agios Nikolaos), probably of the Hellenistic period, has been saved.

Estimated date of origin: Relative to the historic context of the region (Hellenistic or earlier) not excluding their earlier use.