A gorge-ous mill in the Causses Jun 13, 2020

A gorge-ous mill in the Causses

It may look peaceful now, but on warm days the river below this mill attracts swimmers, kayakers, and the occasional sport fisherman. Moulin de Corps (Corps Mill) connects to a stone bridge that spans the Dourbie River in a gorge deep within the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park of southern France. Built by a French lord in the 14th century, the mill originally produced flour. But by the 20th century it had been converted to the private residence we see in today"s picture. The Grands Causses Regional Nature Park is home to hundreds of mills like this one, examples of a cultural heritage that can still be found throughout the Mediterranean agro-pastoral landscape.

© Hemis/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Jun 13, 2019A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
Jun 13, 2021Bear watching in the Finnish forest
Jun 13, 2022Okavango Delta, Botswana
Jun 13, 2023Okefenokee Swamp
Jun 13, 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Jun 13, 2025Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
Jun 13, 2026Sunset in Badlands National Park, South Dakota

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 4, 2020Caribou on the move
Feb 25, 2019High above the reef
Jun 28, 2025Pride 2025
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Feb 4, 2024Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
Jan 10, 2021China s colorful terraced pools
Feb 17, 2026Chinese New Year
Jan 22, 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
Aug 30, 2018Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
Nov 14, 2019The perfect canvas for an ancient text
Jul 26, 2022Mangrove Conservation Day
Aug 5, 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California
Apr 20, 2026National Park Week
Jun 18, 2023Happy Fathers Day!
Mar 9, 2018The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
Oct 12, 2020Indigenous Peoples Day
Jun 19, 2024Juneteenth
Jan 9, 2023Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
Aug 14, 2020In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
Nov 6, 2024Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Oct 17, 2023Spreadsheet Day
Dec 30, 2019Sky island views
Sep 12, 2024World Dolphin Day
Oct 20, 2020Reflecting on fall
Oct 5, 2023World Teachers Day
Nov 15, 2022River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
Sep 26, 2021World Rivers Day
Apr 19, 2023Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
Feb 15, 2023Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Dec 6, 2021Computer Science EDU Week