This watermill is situated at Baptistis village in North Tzoumerka, at a site called ‘Moutsiara’ at an altitude of 950m. Along with the watermill there is a single-arch bridge over the stream flowing into the Kalaritikos river. The watermill can be accessed from the entrance to the village. Nearby lies St. John’s full mill. The […]
This watermill is situated at Baptistis village in North Tzoumerka, at a site called ‘Moutsiara’ at an altitude of 950m. Along with the watermill there is a single-arch bridge over the stream flowing into the Kalaritikos river. The watermill can be accessed from the entrance to the village. Nearby lies St. John’s full mill. The watermill is in a good condition and accessible from the main road. Visitors can enjoy the stream and its natural surroundings.
In the mountainous massif of the Tzoumerka range, where agriculture and animal husbandry are combined with cottage industry, there is a network of water-powered installations. Some of them operate privately and some belong to the community. There are also some ‘vakoufia’ (waqf), i.e., belonging to monasteries. Today, few of them are standing and in some villages they are out of use. In some cases, they have been restored or constructed at the site they used to stand, in the context of tourist attractions reflecting the cottage-industry buildings of Tzoumerka region.