In today's blog, we'll tell you about the famous windmills of the Greek Island of Mykonos. There is an area where there are several windmills, but we only found one standing alone. We also encountered a lot more feral cats when we were in the town. Here's the story and photos
(Photo above: Rob and a very thrilled Tom at one of the windmills. Credit: RG)
(Photo below: We didn't take the photo of the 4 windmills. It was on another part of the island).
ABOUT THE WINDMILLS - Mykonos is often called the Island of the Winds. It is famous for having several historic windmills. The Windmills were by the Venetians in the 16th century. The windmills, though no longer functional, are living testimony of the island’s use of innovation when it came to tapping the enormous power of the wind to grind grain. Their use gradually declined until they ceased production in the middle of the 20th century. The windmills remain open to the public and one known as the Bonis Mill houses the three-floored Agricultural Museum, the first of its kind in Greece.
MORE FERAL CATS - The town of Chora on Mykonos, known as the central town, was also full of feral cats. Like the island of Milos (see previous blogs), feral cats are maintained here to contain the vermin population. The restaurants also help feed them. Tom decided to meet a couple of them during our walk through the town.
(Below: A photo of the sunset from the beach of Chora. Credit: R.G)
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