“Paliomylos”
Paliomylos, Greek for “old mill”, refers to a water mill hidden within the serene village of Livadi. Built in 1812, the name is fitting.
Paliomylos was powered by a natural water stream that originated from the nearby mountains. A hand built stone aqueduct would collect the water as it burbled by, and steer it toward the mill from above. It would then cascade onto a metal wheel causing it to rotate. The wheel was connected to heavy, hand carved stone plates.
Grains were crushed in-between the stone plates and turned to flour.
True Story: Grain farmers use to load donkeys, horses & mules, and come to the mill to turn their crops into flour. They would then sell it at the market.
Mill renovations are ongoing and will function as it did originally.