May 12, 2014,
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Strange indeed is the legend about one of the windmills up on the north point of Corsica, a land friendly with winds, and calling for the presence of grain mills. Thirteen have been built on the north point, to the west around
Centuri and to the east, towards
Macinaghju. Today, only ruins remain, except for one: the
Mattei windmill, which is no longer a mill, but an advertising emblem restored by the Coastal Protection Agency.
Out of thirteen mills which were in operation over the XIX century, only seven remain visible. Some, in ruins, have been invaded by the ‘maquis’; two others dominate the Serra pass (district of Centuri). They have no roof. One is being used as a sheep shed, whereas the other, being abandoned still possesses its double millstone. They face the Mattei windmill.
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