Things to Do

Les Baux-de-Provence has two anchor attractions: the ruined castle above the village and the Carrières de Lumières in the old quarries below. Both are worth your time.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Chateau des Baux

Ruined hilltop castle with trebuchets and sweeping views

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02

Carrières de Lumières

Immersive art projections inside a former bauxite quarry

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03

The Medieval Village

The village of Les Baux is largely 15th and 16th century, built from the same pale limestone as the ridge it stands on. Most …

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04

Val d'Enfer

Val d'Enfer — the Valley of Hell — is the dramatic rocky gorge immediately north of the village, its limestone cliffs eroded into pinnacles …

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05

Moulin Daudet (Fontvieille)

The Moulin Daudet at Fontvieille, about 5 kilometres south of Les Baux, is a 16th-century windmill associated with the writer Alphonse Daudet, whose collection …

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