And a few that still worked

Lasithi Plateau

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October 3rd 2014
03 October 2014 We drove back up into the generally barren mountainous interior. Our destination was the Lasithi Plateau a large fertile plain 900m above sea level, set amid the mountains of the Dikti range and dotted with 20 villages. The unusual feature of the area are the remains of some 20,000 windmills with white canvas sails which were installed by the Venetians in the 17th[/ ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more