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Levada dos Moinhos

Levada dos Moinhos

São Pedro · Funchal

levada in Funchal, fed by the Ribeira de Santa Luzia

32°39′15″ N16°54′54″ W Google Maps

The Levada dos Moinhos is an old Funchal levada that once powered the water mills of the captain-donataries. It is almost wholly owned by the Câmara and is used for cleaning and irrigating the city. It was a founding member of the Liga das Levadas.

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2Chronology

  1. The water of the Levada dos Moinhos was allotted to cleaning the city by day and to irrigation among 153 heréus by night.

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