Angla Windmills

Saaremaa, Estonia

There has been a windmill park in Angla about hundred years. Five of the original nine windmills still remain, most of them built in 1920’s. One of them is a Dutch-style windmill with turnable tower.

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Angla, Saaremaa, Estonia
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Founded: 1920's
Category: Miscellaneous historic sites in Estonia
Historical period: The Independent Republic (Estonia)

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4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Ivan M (16 months ago)
Nice few hours to visit whilst in Säärema. Can go inside some of the windmills and experience it. Ticket is fair for family of 4 - two adults and 2 children.
Tero Venäläinen (17 months ago)
We didn't go inside. The place is perhaps located in the middle of nowhere!
Reinis Birzietis (2 years ago)
Not very welcoming, not only we were unable to order any food but for the inconvenience they also tried to charge money for visit even though we were only interested in food and nothing else. Not recommended
Wim Goudzwaard (2 years ago)
Nice lunch her for affordable price with great staff.
Kristina (2 years ago)
Definitely a big part of history, but it'll take about 15-30 min to look at the windmills and there's not much else to do. There are some wooden car-sculptures for children tho.
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