20의 퀘이락가지 명소 & 주요 장소

With a few fortunate exceptions, they are rarely used in their original function today, but often serve only as technical and historical monuments to a long tradition of craftsmanship: Powered solely by the power of the wind, the heavy millstones inside were moved, thus, for example, grinding grain into flour (so-called grain mills) or pressing oil from fruits (e.g., olives) (so-called oil mills). Thus, these old windmills are the best proof that people were clever enough to harness the power of the wind several centuries ago – long before the discovery of electricity and the inventions that followed it.

Monument to Jacques de Laporte

Green rolling road on endless straight lines

Impressive mill mechanics restored: After the mill ceased operation in the 1940s. v. It was discontinued in the 19th century and has been operational again since the early 1980s. The mill still has the former, functional wooden mechanics - worth seeing! Flour is ground at each demonstration. For demonstration purposes it is powered by a motor when there is little wind - otherwise by wind power.

If it runs you can visit and ask everything. Very nicely done.

The cycle paths here are all excellently paved, but mostly very sunny.

Nice sea view. Everything else is a matter of taste.

Montalivet-les-Bains is a seaside resort in the Médoc region in the Gironde department on France's Atlantic coast. Together with Vendays, which is a little inland, it forms the municipality of Vendays-Montalivet. The seaside resort with a sandy beach only comes alive during the season, which lasts from June to September. Montalivet has two campsites and a camper place. With the facilities of the CHM-Montalivet and the Euronat, located a little to the north in the area of the municipality of Grayan-et-l'Hôpital, it is a center of French and international naturist tourism. (Source: Wikipedia)