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Where Moorish history and modern hospitality merge<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjUxMSJ9fQ==@” button_text=”about us” button_alignment=”right” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_bg_color=”#FE9A01″ button_border_radius=”3px” custom_padding=”2%|3%|2%|3%|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” button_alignment_phone=”center” sticky_enabled=”0″ button_alignment_tablet=”right”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”#leesmeer” button_text=”discover more” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2%|3%|2%|3%|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” button_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” button_alignment_phone=”center” sticky_enabled=”0″ button_alignment_tablet=”left”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”read more” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Around 1400, the water mill El Molino Santisteban was built by the Moors on the banks of the river R\u00edo Grande. The area around the R\u00edo Grande with the Ardite ridge has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The Dolmen found here in the hills is proof of this. The Phoenicians and Romans (between 1000 BC and 400 AD) also settled in this valley for its sheltered nature and fertile soil. <\/p>\n Due to the abundance of water from the mountains of the Sierra de las Nieves and the river, the Moors built a water mill and an ingenious water system (acequias) that could irrigate the surrounding land and drive the mill. To this day, farmers in the area still use this irrigation system. The three arches (arcos) of the water mill indicate great productivity and is the only one of this size in the province of M\u00e1laga. The water mill focused mainly on grinding grain and cattle-fodder. The millstones (piedras) and one of the wheels (rodezno) are still present. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After 700 years of Moorish presence in Andalusia, M\u00e1laga was conquered by the Reyes Cat\u00f3licos in 1485, and in 1491 the watermill, then already known as El Molino Santisteban, was seized as a war treasure and handed over to one of their loyal knights Fernando P\u00e9rez. In the years that followed, the watermill remained active and changed hands many times. The family of the last miller still lives in the neighboring village of Alozaina. <\/p>\n In the 1970s, however, the water mill was sold to American John Andersen, who renovated it, made it habitable and turned the mill room into a dining hall. However, the waterways remained intact so did its authentic character. In 1980 he built a large guesthouse around an Andalusian-style patio on the property next to the water mill. 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Sierra de las Nieves<\/h3>\n
From Moorish mill to Spanish treasure<\/h3>\n
Authentic character<\/h3>\n