Traditional Windmill Of Antimachia — Attraction in Municipality of Kos

Strange experience and won't be back. We arrived to have a nosey and use the loo. No sooner had we arrived we had the owner in our faces asking if we wanted the tour for €2.50 each, to which we agreed. We were then told to sit at a table and had to listen to him tell us all the different flavour of cookies and bread sticks that were on the table for us to try. Before we knew it the notepad was out and he was taking our drinks order. We then had the 10 minute tour of the windmill, which was OK. Afterwards we came back outside to finish our drinks, which the owner had kept cool in the fridge for us. It then became very odd, as the owner came up behind my 16 year old son and start squeezing his shoulders, which was far from ideal as he had sunburn. Then they owner grabs my sons hand and started pushing his thumb into the mustle/nerve between the thumb and index finger, with the intention of giving him a dead arm. It didn't work so he called my son an alien. My son wasn't phased by this odd behavior and the owner hadn't hurt him so I let it go but I was ready to step in if things too much. Afterwards we went in the shop to buy one pack of cookies as we felt obliged, but then discovered the entry fee includes a pack of cookies, so we got 3. During our visit we found it quite funny that the staff go out of their way to stop people taking unpaid pics of the windmill. They were even staring at people across the road in the car park to intimidate them and block photos. All in all it is a strange experience which will cost a family of 4 €20. It's basically a cookie business using a windmill as a draw to pay €2.50 for a...

Was reccomended this place from family that frequent the island and wasn't expecting much but it was honestly very interesting.

The windmill has been faithfully and accurately restored and to see how the it functions just as it did in the past was amazing to see. The family who own it are very positive, upbeat and happy to show you around and even let you help in turning the whole windmill around, not to mention it's still fully functional so you can see the process in action.

At the end of the tour (which costs nothing I might add) you are taken to the seating area and are given a mixture of biscuits and breadsticks that are sprouted from the very windmill you just toured and they are delicious! The operators couldn't be friendlier and nicer and every time we tried to buy something from their shop they kept giving us more freebies!

It truly is a wholesome experience and such a pleasure to be around such genuine and positive lovely people and to see history in practice too.

Great place for kids, tour doesn't take long at all and all the biscuits produced are cheap and fantastic, there's even a very lovely and well behaved donkey that loves a biscuit and a good fuss.

Overall highly reccomended for families and a lovely way to spend an hour or two with fantastic...

I highly recommend visiting the Antimachia Windmill! I went there with my wife and daughter, and it was an amazing experience. We were warmly welcomed by the wonderful Mary – such a kind, friendly, and lovely person, who even knew a few words in Polish and used them to describe the flavors of the baked goods.

Right at the start, we got to taste around 10 different kinds of bread and pastries – all absolutely delicious. For just €2.50 you can join a guided tour inside the windmill, see how the mechanism works, grind the grain into flour yourself, and learn how the miller rotates the 5-ton dome of the windmill using a traditional steel pole, depending on the wind direction. The sails catch the wind and power the whole mill – it’s truly impressive!

At the end, each visitor receives a package of freshly baked goods to take home, which was such a lovely touch. Everyone left with a smile and great memories.

On top of that, Mary (together with another very kind lady) even helped me charge my phone for half an hour so I could keep using GPS on my buggy trip. That was incredibly thoughtful and helpful.

Thank you so much for this warm hospitality – greetings...