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In the border area of Serra do Bussaco that separates<br />

Mealhada from Mortágua, it is possible to find the<br />

Sula Mill and its magnificent viewpoint over all that<br />

surrounding full of natural features and that so well<br />

define the region of Coimbra. Besides this natural<br />

component, Moinho de Sula also carries a dose of<br />

history, as it was a command post for General Robert<br />

Craufurd, commander of the Luso-British troops<br />

which defended the northern flank of the mountain, in<br />

1810, during the Battle of Buçaco.<br />

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