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Les Baux-de-Provence
A clifftop village and ruined castle on a rocky spur in the Alpilles, with art projected in a quarry below.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free to walk the village; paid for the castle and the quarry shows
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Grand Rue, 13520 Les Baux-de-ProvenceDirections
- Getting There
- About 35 minutes by car south of Avignon, or 20 minutes from Arles.
Why Go
The lords of Baux ruled a large part of Provence from this rock, and their castle ruins look over olive groves and vineyards. Bauxite, the ore of aluminum, takes its name from the village. In a vast old quarry below, immersive shows project famous paintings onto the stone walls.
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