The Molí Vell de la Mola is an 18th century flour windmill next to El Pilar de la Mola, one of the best preserved in the Balearic Islands. Its six sails still stand on the cylindrical stone tower, the gears and millstones are inside, and admission is free. The nearest town is El Pilar de la Mola.
What it is
A flour windmill from the 18th century: the date 1778 is engraved on the machinery. It has a cylindrical stone tower, a conical roof and six sails. The Fundació Illes Balears restored it in 1994, and the restored interior keeps its gears and millstones.
Visiting
Admission is free. Inside you can see the gears and the millstones that ground the flour of La Mola.
Getting there
The windmill stands next to El Pilar de la Mola, the town on the La Mola plateau at the eastern end of the island.
Nearby
The La Mola church is 400 m away and the craft market 514 m. El Pilar de la Mola is the nearest town.
