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These mills are located in high areas and were used to grind cereals into flour to make bread. 👍🇵🇹

These were the "mills" of old, moved by the wind, heavy granite millstones, transformed wheat seeds into flour from which delicious bread was made, which "satisfied" the hunger of those who had little to eat.

Built in the 18th century, it is an eye-catcher with its baroque architecture and the typical blue and white tiles in which some icons were also kept.

Great View!

At the top of the Serra do Louro stand the windmills which, in the not so distant past, were an important industry for processing cereals. The force of the wind hits the open sails, turning an axle, which in turn transmits the rotation to a limestone stone that rotates on another fixed one. These stones, called "millstones", receive the cereal grains between them, transforming them into flour.

The first part is only rocks and it's really hard to cycle, about 200mt. Afterwards it turns into a trail meandering between mills with an amazing view on both sides. Note: at the end of the road, before the rocks, there is a bread shop that I'd recommend.

This photo was taken at the foot of a gate that gives access to more paths (still unknown to us)

Its origins date back at least to the 14th century, to a document from the chancellery of D. Pedro I, dated 1366, which refers to the pilgrimage routes to Santa Maria do Cabo. However, according to oral tradition, the discovery of the image of Our Lady on the promontory by two old men from Caparica and Alcabideche, who had been warned by Heaven in similar dreams, only occurred in the year 1410. The 15th century therefore marked a major development of the Sanctuary. During this period, the Ermida da Memória was built, as well as the original Church. The high influx of pilgrims to the site, guided by the constitution of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Cabo in 1432, led to the construction of the main buildings that today make up the architectural complex between 1701 and 1770: Casa da Água; Church; Aqueduct; Mãe d’Água/Poço Velho da Azóia; Wells; Casa da Lenha, Casa da Ópera; Inns; Three Pilgrimage Cruises and Arrival Cruise. With the Napoleonic invasions, the cult began to gradually decline, which was halted, however, by several restoration works carried out over the last few decades. Currently, the cult at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cabo Espichel is alive, particularly through the celebrations of the Azoia, Palmela and Sesimbra candlelight festivals, whose festivities take place in the months of March and April and August and September, respectively.