The picturesque windmills of Leros Dodecanese: Although the function of windmills today is not the same as when they were originally created, they still are characteristic constructions of Leros island that attract the interest of visitors. In the past times, they were used to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms, with the use of their rotating blades.
In general, their most common use was to grind the grain and many of them can be found in disuse along the rest of Greek islands. However, in the case of Leros, the windmills were |
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