Les Baux-de-Provence, France
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2017
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Les Baux-de-Provence in the south of France is a remarkable sight, a unique stone village dramatically perched 750 feet high on a rocky plateau with a history dating to the Middle Ages, and a prehistory going back probably about 8,000 years. Les Baux was once a powerful medieval castle that controlled vast territories, including 79 other villages throughout Provence, but now it's a tiny quaint ruin.
Charming as could be, this cozy hill-top hamlet is a major tourist attraction with 1.5 million annual visitors, making it the second most-popular site in the region after the Pope's Palace in Avignon. This tells you that it is very worthwhile, but it can get uncomfortably crowded unless you take preventive action, like visiting in the off-season, or arriving early or late in the day.
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It's only about 3000 feet long and about 700 feet wide and that's it.”
The medieval village was built up from the 10th century and by the peak of occupation during the late 14th century nearly 3,000 people lived in this small space, although the permanent population nowadays living inside the old town is only 20 people.
The plateau was naturally easy to defend due to vertical cliffs all around, and was further reinforced with stone walls and castle as protection from invasion by Franks, Catalans, Saracens and marauding bandits of the chaotic Middle Ages. However the castle was finally attacked and destroyed in the 1600s by Cardinal Richelieu and his large well-armed French army, leaving us with dramatic ruins of the castle, which they call the Château. And it retains a wild setting among rugged rocky hills.
You will not get lost because there is only one main pedestrian lane about 300 meters long with a few short side alleys leading to viewpoints. You really don’t need much of a guidebook to help get through this smallest of Provencal destinations - just follow your nose and wander about. But we do have some suggestions.
There are two parts to visit in Les Baux -- the free village, with its pedestrian lanes, shops, restaurants and old buildings, and the paid attraction, the ruins of that castle on the plateau where you can see some of the old buildings and fortifications.
Now, visitors can take in the Carrière Lumière that is in the caves nearby. Totally fantastic!
I wish I would visit such a gorgeous place "Provence" sometimes in the foreseeable.
Thank you ~♡
i climbed up the table top mountain of les beaux as a child i rode horses near there in summer i swam under the river pont du gardes, we used to holiday there in summer excellent from Jess
Beautiful video ... thank you, I just came back from visiting the south of France, it is magnifique,,
Bună seara,
Se lasă seara în
Provance, castelul este luminos
Un peisaj romantic.
Parcă încă se aud șoaptele dulci,
Acolo armonia, s a împletit cu gingășia spre împliniri!
Virtutea credinței ca o solie spre un stindard numit:
Victorie!
Cu respect
Mirela
Nona
beautiful town
very interesting
Nice video!
I'd visit in December.
Les baux de Provance înfățișează o dimensiune a unicității în ceea ce privește frumusețea peisajului
O valoare peste acest timp
Cu respect
Mirela
Nona
Peste cărările din stâncă
Splendoarea unei mari creații,
Castelul care încă îți taie respirația
Marile lucruri ale pământului
Tu zbor de randunica
Atunci când primăvara vine
translate from Romanian: Les baux de Provance depicts a dimension of uniqueness in terms of the beauty of the landscape A value over this time Respectfully Mirela Nona Over the rock paths The splendor of a great creation, The castle that still takes your breath away The great things of the earth You fly by the swallow When spring it's coming
Parking your car could be a problem and resulting in a long walk, during the high season.
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Small anecdote:The heir of the Principality of Monaco bears the title of Marquis des Baux . Indeed, the Monegasque princely family the Grimaldi had received from the King of France Louis XIII in 1642 various territories in France including the Baux de Provence and Saint Rémy de Provence intended to compensate for the land they owned in Italy confiscated by the King ofSpain Habsburg after the rally of the princes of Monaco to the king of France.The title remains symbolic, the French Republic does not recognize the nobiliary possessions even if the Grimaldi have a private property in Saint Rémy de Provence
Thanks. I think I mentioned something about that Grimaldi connection in one of my videos, but thanks for brining it up.
Aluminium town
Lançon de Provence
Preserve France for the French
In italia di paesi come questo ne abbiamo a centinaia
La Francia è più differenziata...paesaggi, monumenti, città e paesi sono sempre diversi...che è la forza turistica della Francia
Por fi
E n español
attrape touristes
china !!!!!!!!!!!!!!