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Valley of Mills - Alta Badia

You should not miss to visit the historical "Valley of Mills" at Longiarù...

Nowadays, the mills are only operated for demonstrative purposes, but still provide living evidence of an ancient culture. During the long period, in which the inhabitants of this valley lived exclusively from what they could extract from the ground, the mills represented an indispensable infrastructure for survival. After a strong socio-economic development during the last few decades in particular, many things have changed for the people in this valley and for the farmers in particular. The means of survival have changed and we often tend to forget the importance that the mills had for so many centuries.

Today, we can still find about 30 mills in the valley of Longiarù, which operate thanks to ingenious wooden channels and transverse beams.
The best preserved mills are located in the fractions of Miscì/Seres. In order to visit these mills follow the road to the Viles di Seres until you reach the bridge crossing the Seres River.
Here you can already admire the first of eight mills along this river.
Only recently have these mills been completely restructured and a path of 1.5 km was laid out so the mills could be visited from close up.

Guided excursions to the Valley of Mills are organized on a weekly basis.
Prior registration at the Tourism Association is necessary.