Fiscal

Fiscal is situated near Ordesa National Park. Find Fiscal on the main road between L'Ainsa and Broto – Torla. From the main road, cross the river towards the village centre. You'll find the mill at the other side, just around the corner. The open air museum for the batán of Lacort lies opposite. The mill took its water from the Río Ara.

When we first visited the mill, locks and bars kept people out but rain and wind had free reign through the broken windows. Since then maintenance and improvements have been carried out and the mill is now open as a tourist information center during the summer months.

Pictures: 26.xii.2001

The canal dips under the road (1) and has a new branch towards the batán which is moved here from its original site in Lacort. The canal then runs as a narrow and deep channel through the meadows (2) towards the camping (3) and there turns away and continues its way along the river.

The supply channel then becomes broad and shallow (4). Some parts are closed or reinforced with masonry (8). The last stretch (6, 7) runs in the riverbed and ends with a huge door (5). The last picture (9) shows the outside part of the channel. Notice the door (A), the river (B) and the dam guiding the water to the entrance (C).