Faial Windmills - Faial Island, Azores, Portugal
N 38° 33.121 W 028° 37.546
26S E 358334 N 4268318
These two colorful traditional windmills are located on the hilltop above the town of Horta on Faial Island in the Archipelago of the Azores, Portugal.
Waymark Code: WM9PJA
Location: Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/14/2010
Views: 3
These windmills were built by Flemish colonists hundreds of years ago. Visitors can stop and climb up the stairs and go inside the old windmills. They were originally used to mill grain, but are no longer in use.
Purpose: Milling
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Not Sure
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
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