Moinho Novo dos Paulistas

Very nice place.. enjoy nature, excellent view of birds

Moinho Novo dos Paulistas was built in the 15th century on the left bank of the coina river following the construction of a series of mills in the region inaugurated by the construction of the Corroios mill, which still dates from 1403. It consists of a series of buildings of rectangular plan, integrating the milling house with four couples of millstones, an elongated body with one floor above the river level and the system of casters sheltered on arcades under submerged stairs at high tide, the miller's house with two floors and attachments intended storage of cereals. The foundations are laid on the riverbed and the main door opens onto a small pier. The general composition of the buildings' distribution as well as the existence of loading docks are characteristics common to all the mills in the Seixal basin. This mill, like the others in the region, received reconstruction works from the 18th century, namely after the 1755 earthquake. Thus, despite the setback date of the original construction, most of the current building as well as the grinding system is already in the 19th century. the direction of the works was given to the renowned Mateus Vicente de Oliveira military engineer and Architect of the Casa do Infantado.