The Meraviglia Mill: between the past and the present

This mill, already registered in 1606, is now owned by the Meraviglia family who bought it in 1946 from the Melzi-Salazar nobles. For many centuries it was at the exclusive service of agriculture, milling cereals and producing flour for baking.

The mill, already registered in 1606, today belogs to the Meraviglias’, bought in 1946 from aristocratic family Melzi-Salazar.
It has used only for agricoltural purpose for several centuries, grinding grain and producing baking flour.
In the late eighties of the twentieth century, many mills ceased activity because of the high cost of water use and the advancement of new grinding technologies. The Meraviglia mill also ceased its milling activity, becoming a farm. Today, thanks to events such as the International Competition Five Mills Cross Country and the event "Mill Day", visitors are offered the opportunity to relive this dream scenario and rediscover the traditions that characterized the life of the past. The Cinque Mulini Cross Country has been running uninterruptedly since 1933 and has the characteristic of crossing the ancient halls of the millstones of the millstone. This makes it unique in the world.