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Magnificent Aa

route for all, with cycle path

Museum on the ruins of the Confoss mill, explains papermaking, from its first beginnings in China to the modern paper industry. It also organises exhibitions on paper and cardboard. In the workshop, visitors can make a sheet of paper themselves to the rhythm of the paddle wheel.

This Spanish mill was built around 1635, on the banks of the Lacquette River. It produced flour until 1938, then milling for livestock. It was bought in 1974 to be transformed into a home. It is built with brick and stone (white limestone). All that remains of the original building is the north gable (17th century), and also a porch. The water wheel is still in place but it no longer turns. The dam forms a pretty waterfall. A turret was added on the river side. It is a very beautiful private home with a beautiful garden in which you can see a stone fountain.

The Spanish mill of Enquin les Mines is a former water mill which dates from the 17th century and was used to produce flour and animal feed until 1938. It is today a private residence with a beautiful garden and a fountain. You can admire the old brick and stone building, the restored waterwheel and the waterfall created by the dam on the Laquette.

Spanish style water mill. No longer operational

Well-kept house and total dilapidation in the immediate vicinity.

Along the Aa, you can admire the historic paper mills of Hallines. The Pidoux mills are two stone buildings dating from the 15th century. They were used to produce high quality paper for the administration, the national printing press and famous artists.