He sharpened the scythes on the grindstone, slaughtered a pig, caught and salted fish, ground barley in a water-driven gristmill and grew and stored potatoes.
By the 17th and 18th centuries, the region's rivers supported more than 160 watermills and many of these continued to operate well into the 19th century.
Water was the main source of power for the early industries and some of the water wheels were first established in the twelfth century would you believe?
By the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the region's rivers supported more than a hundred and sixty water mills, and many of these continued to operate well into the nineteenth century.
The couple had seen beautiful terrazzo floors in Milan with Rho, and marble and natural stone, from Solid Nature, are a recurring leitmotif throughout the house.
By the 17th and 18th centuries the region's rivers supported more than a hundred and sixty water mills-and many of these continued to operate well into the 19th century.