The small village of Vila Cova à Coelheira, located somewhere in the
middle‐north of Portugal, is considered as one of the capitals of ecology. There
flows a small river called Côvo, affluent of river Paiva, the later referred as
the cleanest river known in Europe. In that little river, one can find the so‐called
Vareiros watermills. Constructed somewhere in the 19th century, they had
been widely used to produce flour for the population. Although their best
performance happened between the end of the 19th century and the early fifties,
the period when they where regarded as a local flour industry, these mills can nowadays be found in an excellent state of conservation. Actually, one can confirm that they still work, especially when someone kindly asks for some corn, wheat or
flour.
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