Ta' Kola Windmill, Stone windmill in Xagħra, Malta
Ta' Kola Windmill is a circular stone tower in Xagħra containing multiple rooms across two floors with traditional milling machinery and restored wooden sails. The structure demonstrates how grain was ground using wind power in this region centuries ago.
The Fondazione Vilhena built this grain mill in 1725, and the Knights of Malta carried out major structural work during the 1780s. These two construction phases shaped the building as it appears today.
The ground floor workshop displays traditional woodworking and metalworking tools used daily for maintenance and repairs. The upper level shows how a miller family lived, with furnished rooms that reveal their domestic routines and work patterns.
Morning visits offer better light to see the machinery and rooms clearly throughout the interior. The compact building layout means you can explore at a relaxed pace within an hour.
Millers used a signal horn made from a triton shell, called a bronja, to announce to villagers when wind conditions were right for grinding grain. This tradition connected the mill operator directly to the community's daily rhythm.
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