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Windmills Above the Dry Fields

A line of old windmills stands on the ridge at Moinhos de Gavinhos, their weathered sails long still beneath a deep Portuguese sky.

The afternoon was hot and bright, the ground baked hard by summer, with dry grasses and scrub stretching between the towers. From a distance they look almost unchanged by time, but closer inspection reveals rust, repairs and years of exposure to the elements.

Places like this often sit quietly outside the usual tourist routes. No crowds, no ticket office, just traces of the work that once shaped the landscape and the communities around it.