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X Fiestas de los Molinos internationally recognized (26/04/2010)

Last weekend the Association Windmills Torre-Pacheco held the tenth edition of the festival of the mills.

On Friday, opened the exhibition: "The Windmills, Millers and Millers," which can be seen until May 2 at the Exhibition Hall Gregorio García Sánchez (CajaMurcia) at 18.00 hours to 20.30 h.

From Monday to Sunday.

Such is his love our town for its windmills, we've received a greeting by the Organizing Committee Molinología International Congress held last March in Zamora.

This greeting is due to the good work we are doing in the conservation of the mills and their traditions, one of the most representative cultural expressions of our town.

On Saturday, Miller was presented the honor, D.

Bartolomé Sánchez Nieto, miller long tradition.

During the day activities were grinding mills.

Also conducted a performance of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

In the afternoon we held a Mass in the Chapel of PASIC, which was submitted to the milling of the year, Ascension Aparicio León and children milling, Carmen María Hernández Jiménez.

At night they held a gala tribute to all the Millers, Millers and Romeros of Honor of the ten-year history of this feast for the mills.

With flamenco dancing show at the end.

On Sunday there was a concentration of carriages and horses and there was a tasting rolls and sweet wine.

After this brief pause came in a procession of carriages, at the end of this the pilgrims were able to enjoy an aperitif at the foot mill mill Pasic.

These parties used to recover past customs and show them to everyone.

They also serve to unite all the few remaining millers.

This festival has established itself as an exceptional and unique event in our region.

It performed a variety of activities that revolve around the Windmills Torre-Pacheco.

In the municipality of Torre Pacheco are up 14 mills, 10 of which only the tower and the other four in perfect condition, given its recent restoration.

The Department of Tourism offers visitors a journey back through his route Windmills, which reflects the tradition of milling and the lives of rural people of Cartagena which depended upon these giant wind.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Torre Pacheco

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