Windmills of Oía
Stone grain mill with a conical roof and vaulted interior, its sails once spun by Aegean winds.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Windmills of Oía in Santorini opens on a day the north wind rises and a village needs its grain ground before it drops. You'll look at how a white stone tower with a conical roof worked, who gathered around it, and what an 1850 survey counted across the island. Best heard standing in front of a tower, with the sea behind it.
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