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Begin acts of the Pilgrimage of San Miguel with a photographic exhibition mills (26/09/2014)

Yesterday it opened in showroom the Public Library of Torre-Pacheco exhibition "Windmills in the memory" with photographs by Fernando Mazon.

This exhibition will run until October 31 and includes several photographs of mills Campo de Cartagena.

The inauguration was attended by the president of the Association of Wind Mills Torre-Pacheco, the mayor of Torre-Pacheco, Fina Marin, rosemary honor 2012, José Sánchez Conesa, photographer Fernando Mazon and town councilors of Tower -Pacheco and members of the Association.

Acts of the Twelfth Pilgrimage of San Miguel continue next Sunday, September 28th with the celebration of the traditional procession in honor of St. Michael the Archangel, patron of millers.

The events begin early in the morning (09:30 h.) From the Church of Our Lady. Sra. Del Rosario where white handkerchiefs and will split cane rods to make the pilgrimage path.

In the church rosemary this year to honor Pablo Pérez Galindo, press officer of the City of Torre-Pacheco was appointed.

From the Church all attendees will go with the image of San Miguel to the esplanade of the Performing Arts Center (ASRC).

There a concentration of carriages and horses, where you can enjoy a taste of San Miguel cakes and sweet wine takes place.

After this break, is due out in procession to walk around the village, past the Mill The Pasico.

In Torre-Pacheco there is a passion for these giant wind, and the proof is that throughout the year are held around them activities organized by the Friends of the windmills of Torre-Pacheco, thanks to the which travels back recovering the original costumes of the era and setting in motion these icons of Cartagena field through Route Windmills, organized by the Department of Tourism and also thanks to the Association of the Friends of the Windmills, led by Antonio Pagan.

In the municipality of Torre-Pacheco several windmills that are artistic monuments of cultural heritage of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.

They are of two types: flour or cereal and draw water or aqueducts.

The differences between the two are many, but mainly be seen by the presence of a wheel or drum attached to the tower at the windmills to draw water, and the two wheels or grinding stones in flour mills.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco

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