Moulin Mattei

{{Short description|Tower mill in Ersa, Corsica, France}}

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The Moulin Mattei is a tower mill in Ersa, Haute-Corse on Corsica.{{cite web|url=http://www.moulins-a-vent.net/Moulins/ersaboticella.htm|title=Moulin Matteï|access-date=13 April 2020}} It is situated at the northwest end of the Cap Corse peninsula between the village of Botticella and Centuri.{{cite web|url=https://www.corsenetinfos.corsica/Paysages-de-Corse-Le-moulin-Mattei-a-Ersa_a31963.html|title=Paysages de Corse : Le moulin Mattei à Ersa|date=7 March 2018|author=Charles Monti|access-date=13 April 2020}} It is placed on the Col de la Serra which has a height of 365 meters and it is open to tourists.

It was built at the end of the 18th century and had the name Moulin Franceschi. It was hit by lightning in 1836 and did not function anymore afterwards.{{cite web|url=http://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/318/28-moulin-de-calbelle-moulin-mattei-2b_haute-corse.htm|title=MOULIN DE CALBELLE - MOULIN MATTEI|publisher=Conservatoire du littoral|access-date=13 April 2020}} The windmill was bought by the Mattei family from Bastia (descendants of Louis Napoléon Mattei from Ersa) to make it possible to make their apéritif Cap Corse. The windmill was completely renovated in April 2004.