Traditional Hay-Barns above Gavarnie (Pyrenees Mts., France)
N 42° 45.513 W 000° 00.569
30T E 744713 N 4738340
Quick Description: On beautiful alpine meadows above Gavarnie village you can find several typical farms which have remote hay-barns built from stone. This is one of them...
Location: France
Date Posted: 6/26/2009 1:13:19 AM
Waymark Code: WM6NDJ
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Long Description:
On the slopes
of valley between Gedre and Gavarnie you can find lot of
stone-build original farmhouses, often from 19th century which are
typical example of the traditional rural architecture of
Hautes-Pyrenees department.
All buildings of these farms,
specialized mostly in dairy and sheep production, are built in
relatively high altitudes (here 1300 - 1600 m), they have massive
stone walls and typical roofs. You can find here two types of farm
barns - the first one of them is directly attached to the main farm
bulding, served as stables originally, but today they are mostly
garages for modern agricultural technique and storage rooms. The
second one, depicted in my photos, is traditional hay-barn, mostly
detached of farm and built in the middle of beautiful large alpine
meadows with high grass. Barns are relative small and not so high -
it is good protection against snow in the winter.
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