Molino de José María Gil

In San Bartolomé there is one of the most important mills in the whole area, it is known as Molino de José María Gil. The mill is one of the oldest in Lanzarote and is classified as Good of Cultural Interest, thanks to the good conservation of it.

The mill was built in 1870, in the first part of the 20th century, in 1919 it was acquired by José María Gil. The Mill consists of a circular tower built in mud, stone and lime, the interior is distributed on three floors. The first of the plants was dedicated to the storage of tools and grain, the second plant left ground the gofio or flour and the last of the plants that is where the grain was overturned before being ground.

In 1920 the mill was closed and replaced by a system that worked with diesel. It should be noted that the Molino de José María Gil had as a curiosity a wooden door through which the facilities were accessed whose lock was formed by wooden pieces without hardware that opened with a unique key made in the same material. El Molino is today one of the symbols of San Bartolomé and a must-see.