Flour mills

The technique of grinding grains and pulses between two stones is used in all types of mills in existence, driven by animal, wind or hydraulic power. The most primitive method was the system of two flat stones, manually operated by means of a lever that were turned at the same time as grain was poured into an opening in the upper wheel, thus grinding the grain. In Eivissa these mills were called molinets de sémola.

Mills for grinding flour were built in a classic Mediterranean style and driven by water. Mills came into use after the repopulation and continued to be used alongside the hydraulic mills until the 20's and 30's.

Moli de Can Llombard, built at the beginning of the 20th Century was dismantled and now the only remains are the hexagonal tower floor

Moli de Can Jordi de Baix, only the octagonal tower floor remains, with Arab-style decoration. Its door resembles a horseshoe arch.

Moli de Can Lileta, the date of construction, 1924, is engraved on its door. It has an octagonal floor.

Moli de Ses Torres, this dates from the mid-20th Century and is situated on a rural farm.

Moli de Cana Sala, with fixed vanes, dates from the mid-20th Century.

In Eivissa, Molí d’en Toni Joan , has been restored and declared Heritage of Cultural Interest. Molí des Porxet, situated in the Archeology Museum precincts, may possibly have been present in the plans on the Ibiza walls and surroundings, designed by Calvi in the 16th Century

Molí des Puig d’en Valls, reports of which date back to 1791, was in operation until the 40's. In 1992 it was purchased by the Council and it was restored to its original appearance. It can now be visited.

Molí de Sa Punta. Its exact date of construction is not known. It has now been restored and forms part of the cultural heritage of Sa Punta des Molí in Sant Antoni.

The only Majorca-style mills on Eivissa are molí d’en Simó and el molí d’en Gaspar, both of which are in Sant Antoni.

Watermills

Starting at the end of the 19th Century and in particular during the 50's to 70's, molins aiguaders(Watermills)were built on the Pitiusa islands. Their purpose was to bring underground water up by means of a piston pump. They usually formed part of a set of elements:sénia, safareig and sèquies.

Majorca-style watermills differ from Ibizan ones because they are built above houses, not beside them, which is a characteristic of Pituisan rural architecture.

Moli des Raspallar was built in the mid-20th Century beside a "safareig" and a "senia", on the former Raspallar farm, which is now Reina Sofía sports centre.

Moli de Cas Porxer was built in 1955 beside a "safareig". It is one of the few mills that is still in operation

Moli de Can Joan Miguel. This was built approximately in the 50's, on the side of the road that leads to Ses salines.

Moli de Can Margalit, a fixed vane watermill, was built at the beginning of the 20th Century, on the airport grounds. Only three out of the 80 watermills that were built in this area still exist.

Moli Des Rafal, a fixed vane watermill was build in the 30's. It stands on the airport grounds, and has a decorative purpose.

Moli de Can Puvil was built in the 50's in the airport area, and is used to supply water to a far-off "safareig" that are connected underground. It has recently been restored.

Moli de Cas Beies is a fixed vane watermill that was built in the 20th Century and has recently been restored. The tower forms part of the house

Moli de Cana Maciana was built at the end of the 19th Century. It has fixed vanes with parts made of wood and iron painted in blue and white, which, together with white, were the most commonly-used colours.

Moli de Can Gaspar, a fixed 10-vane watermill, built in 1965.