Five of the World's Most Magical Windmill Attractions That Feel Straight Out of a Fairy Tale

By the MOOK Travel Experts Editorial Team

Windmills always bring back the innocence of childhood, and dreamy windmill towns feel like stepping into a fairy tale. Travel experts have compiled a list of five windmill attractions around the world, including one in Taiwan. At sunset, golden hues softly bathe the lush green grasslands, resembling a painting straight out of Europe.

1. Schiedam, Netherlands
When it comes to windmill culture, the most famous has to be the Dutch windmill town – Schiedam. The town not only boasts the world’s largest windmill but is also the birthplace of gin.

2. Barbados, Caribbean
Located on the Caribbean island of Barbados in North America, there is a sugar windmill called Morgan Lewis, which was listed as a World Cultural Monument by the World Monuments Fund in 1996.

3. De Yuan Pi Dutch Village, Tainan
The first Dutch-style windmill in the country is located in Liuying at De Yuan Pi. De Yuan Pi Dutch Village not only features beautiful scenery with vast grasslands and expansive ponds, but it also has the first-ever Dutch windmill installed, creating a charming rural windmill atmosphere that feels like stepping into the countryside of Holland.

4. Ballycopeland, Northern Ireland
The Ballycopeland Windmill is situated in the western part of the small village of Millisle in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a conical windmill that has become the most prominent landmark in the area and is also the only operational windmill left in the district.