Our one-bedroom home, Azenha, was once home to the miller who tended the now-restored watermill next to it.

我们的一居室住宅 Azenha 曾经是磨坊主的家，他照管着旁边现已修复的水磨坊。

They marked an important shift away from the traditional watermills and windmills that had dominated before this.

他们标志着一个重要的转变，从传统的水磨和风车，在此之前占主导地位。

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.

到17世纪和18世纪，该地区的河流支撑着160多座水磨，其中许多水磨一直运行到19世纪。