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Beautiful panoramic view overlooking the Feniglia Tombolo, the Lagoon and Orbetello

idyllic up here, beautiful view of the lagoon

Who doesn't have a photo with this mill?😁

This surprising sight, which immediately makes you think of a city sunken in the sea (who has never heard of 'Atlantis'), is what visitors see at the end of the headland that separates the northern 'Laguna di Ponente' from the southern 'Laguna di Levante'. Even early in human history, people were clever enough to harness the power of the elements - which could be a threat on the one hand, but also helpful on the other. A total of nine tidal mills once diligently did their work here.

Place of peace and worship Breathtaking panoramic view Immersed in nature, the monastery of the Passionist friars offers a magical place where time stops to think about the past, present and future.

Indisputable obligatory stop on the way up

Nine mills were built in the 15th century, all in a single line in the lagoon. They were built by the Sienese to grind grain (which was brought to the mill on the local boats) to produce flour. At the time, they were powered by the force of the water (which flowed in and out of the lagoon every six hours from the Giannella tombolo, causing a vast hydraulic phenomenon), which turned the millstones. A century and a half later, in 1557 to be precise, Orbetello became the capital of the Stato dei Presìdi, created by order of King Philip I of Spain. It was under Spanish rule that sails were added to the mill, so as to harness the power of the many winds (four mistral and five sirocco) that blew across the lagoon. The nine mills, arranged in a row by the inhabitants of Orbetello, managed to produce enormous amounts of water by exploiting both the currents and the winds, thus creating a phenomenon of hydraulic and wind engineering of great historical significance. Today, only one of the nine mills mentioned above remains, recently restored.

The road to follow in the pine forest is beautiful with two types of routes, one running along the lagoon and being able to admire the landscape as well as the wonderful pink flamingos, the other running along the part towards the sea where different outlets take you to admire the beautiful beach