Discover the unique windmill of the Landes!

Name: Discover the unique windmill of the Landes!
Start: 2023-09-16T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Moulin de Bénesse

Visit the mill of Bénesse-lès-Dax as you have never seen it!

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

€3 - Free for children under 12

©Les ailes Bénessoises

Visit the mill of Bénesse-lès-Dax as you have never seen it!

This year, on the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the windmill of Bénesse-lès-Dax will host the exhibition "Agricultural Odyssey: 150 years of history of agriculture seen by the press". The mill will come to life. During a guided tour, come and discover its operating mechanism!

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Tarif habituel

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Moulin de Bénesse

350 route de la sablière, 40180 Bénesse-lès-Dax

Landes
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Windmill dating from before 1750, restored in 2017 and operational in 2019\. The only windmill in Les Landes, with two pairs of wheels making two types of gluten-free flours: corn and buckwheat.
Unique in France, with a roof surmounted by a square cob.
Equipped with a two-way generator allowing the production of electricity or/and flour.
Located on a remarkable site with 360° views of the Pyrenees and the Chalosse.