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Portela Windmills

Portela Windmills

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Location: Porto Santo

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1. Pico do Castelo Viewpoint – Cactus Trail loop from Serra de Fora

15.2km

04:32

440m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Portela Windmills – Old Pier of Porto Santo loop from Serra de Fora

12.6km

03:26

190m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Praia do Porto dos Frades – Cactus Trail loop from Serra de Fora

20.8km

06:15

640m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nico

February 22, 2024

Beautifully preserved but still only for decorative purposes and to illustrate what it once was like

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JakobusPilger

May 25, 2024

In the past, heavy millstones were moved using the power of the wind alone to drive the mills, for example by grinding grain into flour (grain mills) or pressing oil from olives (oil mills).

Miguel de CERVANTES (1547 to 1616) also created a literary monument to the ancient tradition of windmills: The most famous figure of the author, who is considered the national poet of Spain and whose work can certainly be valued as world literature: "Don QUIXOTE", also known as the "Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance" and always accompanied by his loyal squire Sancho Panza, fights a - of course hopeless - battle against windmills in one of the fictional stories, in which he believes he recognizes four-armed giants.

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Mike Fox

August 16, 2025

A great viewpoint and the old windmills in the background.

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Elevation 150 m

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Location: Porto Santo

Portela Windmills

1. Pico do Castelo Viewpoint – Cactus Trail loop from Serra de Fora

2. Portela Windmills – Old Pier of Porto Santo loop from Serra de Fora

3. Praia do Porto dos Frades – Cactus Trail loop from Serra de Fora

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