©Office de Tourisme
©Office de Tourisme
The word Patec, or Pateck, comes from the ancient notion of Patus indicating a group of indivisible goods, destined for common use.
This building, listed as a historical monument, is still a strong symbolic landmark of Rayol.
This building, listed as a historical monument, is still a strong symbolic landmark of Rayol.
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In Rayol, the square was used as a threshing floor for cereals, and there was also a communal warehouse, a well and a bread oven.
The threshing floor was exposed to the wind, and it was easy to remove the twigs and other oat bales from the grain by sending it into the air with a wooden shovel or with a van, a kind of flat basket designed for this purpose. The wind passing through the grains thrown in the air carried away the twigs, leaving the much heavier and perfectly clean grains to fall...
The threshing floor was exposed to the wind, and it was easy to remove the twigs and other oat bales from the grain by sending it into the air with a wooden shovel or with a van, a kind of flat basket designed for this purpose. The wind passing through the grains thrown in the air carried away the twigs, leaving the much heavier and perfectly clean grains to fall...
Openings
All year 2024 - Open everyday
Location
Contact Le Patec
- www.golfe-sainttropez-tourisme.fr
Spoken languages
Environment
- Near shuttle stop
- Close to a public transportation
- Village centre
- Sea view
