Amazing these walls of titanic and tapered rocks, elbow to elbow, as in procession, like hooded Penitents.
At the exit of the village of Les Mées, they are there, mysterious, putting the curiosity on the alert.
In the 19th century, a writer, taking up a fable in a collection of oral legends, gave a version that he passed off as authentic.
That of the monks petrified by Saint Donat, hermit of Lure.
The monks, at the mere sight of seven Saracen prisoners, in a lascivious posture, who were being extracted from a castle where they were captive, were about to commit the sin of concupiscence under their robes.
To avoid them such a degradation, Saint Donat petrified them...
In addition to these famous Penitents, Les Mées has a very interesting heritage.
First of all, the Saint-Roch chapel built on the bases of a Roman building, then the Saint-Blaise and Notre-Dame de l'Olivier churches.
Les Mées is a listed historical monument with a 16th century gate, the Saint-Christol Gate, an 18th century gate and the Fountain of the Republic.
Among the riches of Les Mées, we cannot forget the olive tree, the oil mills, the Olive Tree Museum and the Pigeon House Ecomuseum.
Tourist Office
Boulevard de la République,
04190 Les Mées
Tel : 04 92 34 36 38
http://www.lesmees-tourisme04.com
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