"Molin de Pèzol", belonging to the Rizzi (Salin) family from Pera since 1800, is a wonderfully preserved watermill, still functioning.
It is the only remaining testimony, from Penìa to Forno di Moena, of the centuries-old milling activity in the valley. The mill is nowadays used as a museum and is one of the local branches of the Ladin Museum of Fassa. Restored by master craftsman Giuseppe Longo from Tesero and inaugurated in 1983, the structure consists of two millstones for cereals and a husking machine for barley ("pestin" in the Ladin language), activated by three big hydraulic paddlewheels. Also intriguing for their ingenuity are the "pile" (an archaic system for barley husking with a vertical motion), the winnowing and the miller’s equipment.
How to get there
- on foot, along the pavement that flanks the state road that goes up to Canazei
- with the shuttle train from Pozza, available from June to September
- by car, free car park in the immediate surroundings
- by bus, whistle stop in the immediate surroundings (Trentino Trasporti)
Main features
Prices
Free admission
