La glacière - Manosque, France
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N 43° 49.732 E 005° 47.999
31T E 725134 N 4856676
La glacière de Manosque
Waymark Code: WM12XWB
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 08/03/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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FR Autrefois, bien avant les congélateurs, les réfrigérateur, on récoltait de la glace en hiver pour la maintenir en sous-sol et l'utiliser en été.

Ce dôme est la partie immergée de la glacière recouvrant la cuve creusée en sous-sol.

Extérieurement, ?seul un édicule recouvert de terre?comme isolant thermique est visible. L’intérieur est une?cuve circulaire de 8 mètres de profondeur creusée?en sous-sol maçonnée et lissée avec soin. ?Sa porte?d’accès est orientée vers le ?nord afin de limiter l’entrée?d’air chaud pendant l’exploitation de la glace. La glace était produite?naturellement l’hiver et conservée ?jusqu’à?la?saison?chaude.
Ces glacières étaient construites à proximité de?points d’eau et d’un terrain plat en cuvette appelé bassin de gel. Pendant la?période de gel, la cuvette était inondée, l’eau gelait et la?glace recueillie était empilée dans la cuve en couches?successives séparées par de la paille.

Accessible à tout moment, on ne peut cependant descendre et visiter la partie froide que lors de la journée du patrimoine.
EN In the past, long before freezers and refrigerators, ice was collected in winter to keep it in the basement and use it in summer.

This dome is the submerged part of the cooler covering the tank dug in the basement.

Externally, only an aedicule covered with earth as thermal insulation is visible. The interior is a circular tank 8 meters deep dug in the basement masonry and carefully smoothed. Its access port faces north to limit the entry of hot air during ice mining. Ice was produced naturally in winter and stored until the hot season.
These coolers were built near water points and a flat, bowl-like terrain called a frost pool. During the freezing period, the basin was flooded, the water froze and the collected ice was stacked in the tank in successive layers separated by straw.

Accessible at any time, you can only go down and visit the cold part during Heritage Day.


Source : https://www.tourisme-manosque.fr/patrimoine_culturel/la-glaciere/
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]

Hours of Operation:
24/7/365 for outdoors Indoor Heritage Day

Admission Prices:
Free

Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Less than 15 minutes

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle Only

The attraction’s own URL: Not listed
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