The only one left of the 9 fifteenth-century Spanish mills that once dotted the lagoon; initially they worked thanks to the wave motion due to the cyclic entry of the …

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September 22, 2019

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"Mulino spagnolo" (the Spanish mill). It is located in the middle of the water, is apparently a historic building and lies against the background of the lagoon "bella figura"

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𝕮𝖔𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖗𝖆𝖚

June 20, 2022

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The last of 9 mills that were built here by the Senese in the 15th century. Unlike windmills in Holland, these mills did not work with the wind but with the sea currents of the lagoon to grind flour! In the 16th century, however, the Spaniards converted the mills to wind operation for unknown reasons.

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