Protection of the windmills of the Puig des Molins

On June 28 the plenary meeting Council of Eivissa and Formentera approved the proposal by the Historic-artistic Heritage Committee of Eivissa and Formentera (CIPHA) to declare Catalogued Properties the windmills of es Porxet, d'en Cantó, de na Secorrada and d'en Roig, situated on the Puig des Molins in Eivissa city.

More over, the CIPHA is currently preparing the proposal to declare Property of Cultural Interest (BIC), with the category of Monument, the windmills of d'en Pep Joan, d'en Toni Joan and d'en Fèlix, also situated on the Puig des Molins in Eivissa. Once the proposal is approved by the plenary meeting of the insular institution, the seven windmill that still exist on the Puig des Molins will be protected.

All the mentioned windmills belong to private owners, expect es Porxet, which was bought by the Insular Council from Eivissa and Formentera in the 90s and later was renovated.

Photos © BalearWeb
1. Molí des Porxet, recently renovated.
2. Molí d'en Pep Joan, XVIII century.

Date of publication: 09/07/2002

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