Agios Donatos Threshing Floors

There are tens of round threshing floors on this hill and on the next one. They were used until a few decades ago to free the lentils harvested in the fields nearby from their pods. This was done using animals to pull a wooden board with a man standing on top. Next to each round threshing floor are stone built shelters the farmers used to protect themselves from the elements, rest and store tools during the weeks that the job required. You can enter quite easily some of the shelters, at your own risk of course! Check out this video shot in Agios Donatos to get an idea of the work: .
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Here previously harvested lentils were removed from pods