Οι καλύτερες ποδηλατικές διαδρομές Pacé

Beautiful paved cycle section!

Typical; worth seeing once

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Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention that dates back to pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn, for example. There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills: either the water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or the water is guided above the wheel and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

The Ille-et-Rance Canal, which connects Rennes and Saint-Malo, is the oldest canal in Brittany. It is made up of three sections, including the one at this location. The canal is then made up of the bed of the Ille.

Nowadays, only very few mills are still in operation in their original function, but they appear to hikers and cyclists along the river or canal as technical and historical monuments of an ancient craft tradition: Only through human ingenuity and the power of flowing water as driving energy, the heavy millstones inside were moved and so, for example, grain could be ground into flour (so-called grain mills) or oil could be pressed from fruits (e.g. olives) (so-called oil mills).

Very secure and clean road

Great spot to take a break