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Windmill in Outeiro

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The elevations of mountain range of Sicó, have marked, in the Municipality of Ansião, the local landscape with innumerable rotating wooden windmills. The mills near the village of Outeiro bring to mind times gone by, with fertile fields aplenty and the tradition of transforming cereals.

Dotting the mountains of Ansião, these wooden windmills, built on a stone circle on which two wheels and an axle allow the rotation of the whole wooden structure, in order to aim the sails directly towards the wind, were vital to the local economy, as homemade bread and “broa” (traditional Portuguese maize bread) were the local people’s main sustenance. To avoid losing this important piece of regional heritage, some of these windmills were rebuilt, in different parts of the Municipality, as was the case in Outeiro and Melriça (Santiago da Guarda) and in ‘Monte da Ovelha’ (hill in Pousaflores).This windmill model, traditional in this region and originating in the East (Afghanistan), allows the miller to direct it towards the wind, using its power while taking on other tasks.In the vastness of the valleys and the hills, you will find one of the last havens of fresh air and genuine quality of life. At the nearby belvedere, let yourself be enthralled by the view.

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Município de Ansião

Coordinates

39.963776, -8.469571

DMS

39°57'49.6"N 8°28'10.5"W

UTM

29S 545301 4423871

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