river, there is a lovely, arched, stone bridge. There are also many narrow paths that connect the area to close by villages. Many old constructions are also found in the area, such as small chapels, stables, threshing floors and the famous windmills of Dipotamata.
In fact, there are 22 watermills there, some in ruins and others in good state. They were used until some decades ago to grind the wheat using the power of water, which is abundant in the area. A few of these mills had auxiliary buildings, such as store rooms or a room for the miller to spend the night, which are still preserved today.
In order for the watermills to function, the residents had constructed dams to collect the water from the river and form lakes. There were canals guiding the water from there to the millpond and eventually into the hole of the mill machinery. The water that passed through the rotating wheel came out of the mill and was guided to the canal of the next watermill. Dipotamata today has been declared an official ecological site by the E.U. and can be crossed only on foot, since cars are prohibited there.
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