Traditional water mills
The mills of agua traditional of valley do Dubra forman parte of one of the patrimonios etnográficos more representativos of the municipality. Estos ingenios hidráulicos recuerdan the importancia that the ríos and regatos tuvieron in the economía rural Galician and allow comprender best the formas of vida that caracterizaron the territorio during generaciones.
Situados junto a cursos of agua, the mills aprovechaban the fuerza hidráulica for the molienda of cereales, desempeñando a función esencial for the alimentación and the actividad económica of the villages. Su presencia testimonia the ingenio técnico desarrollado through the comunidades rurales for aprovechar the recursos naturales disponibles.
The surroundings where se localizan añade also a important valor paisajístico, ya that the ecosistemas fluviales and the vegetation of riverside crean escenarios of great belleza and tranquilidad.
The mills of auga tradicionais are a excelente muestra of the architecture popular Galician and a parte fundamental of the memoria historic of valley do Dubra.
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