Castles/Palaces in Provence

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Castles/Palaces in Provence

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Castellet
At its prow juts the Castellet, a 15th-century fortress....
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Castles / Palaces Menerbes
 
Château
Beaucaire's Château was built on the site of a Roman camp...
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Castles / Palaces Beaucaire
 
Château
If you're disinclined to spend your holiday sniffing and sipping...
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Castles / Palaces, Archaeological Sites Chateauneuf-du-Pape
 
château
Fontaine has its own ruined château, perched romantically...
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Castles / Palaces Fontaine de Vaucluse
 
château
The town château was built by the d'Agoult-Gordes family...
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Castles / Palaces Gordes
 
château
Its château is its main draw, though its Disney-perfect...
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Castles / Palaces Le Barroux
 
Château
Loumarin's Renaissance-era Château is its main draw, privately...
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Castles / Palaces Lourmarin
 
château
You can also clamber up to the ruins of the château, first...
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Castles / Palaces Oppede-le-Vieux
 
Château
Despite the town's modern-day drawbacks, with the walls of its...
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Castles / Palaces Tarascon
 
Château d'If
This wildly romantic island fortress, its thick towers and crenellated...
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Castles / Palaces, Military Sites, Islands Marseille
 
Château de Cassis
The imposing Château de Cassis has loomed over the harbor...
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Castles / Palaces Cassis
 
Château de Sade
Little but jagged ruins remain of the once magnificent Château...
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Castles / Palaces Lacoste
 
Château des Baux
The main site to visit in town is the 17-acre cliff-top sprawl...
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Castles / Palaces Les Baux-de-Provence
 
citadelle
At its stern rears up the 13th-century citadelle. These redoubtable...
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Castles / Palaces Menerbes
 
Musée des Tapisseries
Housed in the hyper-elegant 17th-century Palais de l'Archevêché...
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Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces Aix-en-Provence
 
Palais de Longchamp
This extravagant and grandiose 19th-century palace, inaugurated...
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Castles / Palaces Marseille
 
Palais des Papes
The Renaissance chronicler Jean Froissart called this palace...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces Avignon
 
Petit Palais
This former residence of bishops and cardinals houses a large...
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Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces Avignon
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