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Saw-Mills of Sarreyer
Thematic house
in Sarreyer
5CHF
Full-fare
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A single vertical wheel for sawing, grinding or pressing.
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Like most of the mills in the Bagnes valley, those of Sarreyer were content with double horizontal wheels until the community creation, in 1837, of a saw and a mill driven by a single vertical wheel. Disused following the arrival of electricity and the massive abandonment of cereal farming, the mill has now been fully restored and is regularly put into operation.
Thanks to ingenious but simple mechanisms that the caretaker Jean-Marc Masson reveals, the user can saw long logs on the upper...Like most of the mills in the Bagnes valley, those of Sarreyer were content with double horizontal wheels until the community creation, in 1837, of a saw and a mill driven by a single vertical wheel. Disused following the arrival of electricity and the massive abandonment of cereal farming, the mill has now been fully restored and is regularly put into operation.
Thanks to ingenious but simple mechanisms that the caretaker Jean-Marc Masson reveals, the user can saw long logs on the upper floor, grind grain or crush apples on the ground floor.
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From July 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024
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Full price5 CHF
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Child—
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Group adults60 CHF
Openings
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From
July 1, 2024
until August 31, 2024
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Thursday2:00 PM - 6:00 PM