The village of Entrambosríos is hidden in a forest of ancient chestnut trees at the confluence of the Batán and Fiós rivers, two torrents of water that provided enough energy to move the machinery of two mills built on the banks of the river, one in Entrambosríos and the other in Rabacallos, near the mouth of the river in the Sil. The buildings and part of the irrigation ditches, the bridge and the surroundings of the mills have been restored to preserve the memory of the families who for generations dedicated themselves to the work of milling. A panel located next to the old mill remembers the last family that kept the mill running until the end of the last century. From Roman times, the basis of peasant food and the original raw material for milling was the chestnut. The first agricultural revolution came from the 12th century, when the monks of the Ribeira Sacra introduced the cultivation of millet and rye. And from the 17th century onwards, wheat and corn arrived, the flours that have brought the Galician baking industry and “Galician bread” to the forefront of popular gastronomy.

The Entrambosríos chestnut tree is an ancient example of chestnut included in the Catalogue of Singular Trees of Galicia, and boasts of being one of the oldest and largest trees in Galicia. The branches continue to produce fruit and in the meantime they tell an endless story of perseverance, love for the land and friendship with human beings.

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