The hamlet of Mulini is characterized by the passage of the Roggia, an artificial canal of modest capacity that comes to life from the torrent Zerbo. In the past, its waters were used to power mills and water wheels, a driving force in the silk industry.
The mills of the hamlet were mainly used for the production of flour, which was flanked by grinding wheels for the sharpening of agricultural tools such as scythes, dark and hoarseness.
Leaving the hamlet of Mulini, the waters of the Roggia continue their journey to the city centre, where they feed the large wheels of the Museum Setificio Monti.
Until 1928 (the year of birth of today’s Abbadia Lariana) the hamlet of Mulini was part of the Municipality of Abbadia Sopr’Adda along with the centre, Cascina San Bartolomeo and Borbino.
