Fuerteventura Windmills Villaverde. La Oliva. Drone view. Holiday review. Travel Point of Interest.

About 3 kilometers from the town of La Oliva we can find the Villaverde Mills, located in the town of Villaverde, they are mills with four wooden blades and a brilliant white that follow the structure of the classic mills of La Mancha.
During the 18th century, mills were introduced in Fuerteventura and their function was to grind grain and sometimes serve as its warehouse. There was a time when cereal production in Fuerteventura was very large, which explains the importance of the mills on the island and the high development they had.
Wheat and barley were the largest ground grains, but also oats, rye, and chickpeas, with which gofio was obtained, one of the most popular and appreciated ingredients in local cuisine