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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Provence - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Loumarin's Renaissance-era château, which was privately restored in the 1920s to appealing near-perfection, is the town's main draw. The "new" wing (begun in 1526 and...Read More
This colossal palace creates a disconcertingly fortresslike impression, underlined by the austerity of its interior. Most of the original furnishings were returned to Rome with...Read More
This colossal palace creates a disconcertingly fortresslike impression, underlined by the austerity of its interior. Most of the original furnishings...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis 15th-century fortress juts out at the prow of Ménerbes....Read More
Despite Tarascon's modern-day drawbacks, with the walls of its formidable château plunging straight into the roaring Rhône, this ancient city on the river presents a...Read More
If you're disinclined to spend your holiday sniffing and sipping, climb the hill to the ruins of the château. Though it was destroyed in the...Read More
Fontaine has its own ruined château, perched romantically on a forested hilltop over the town and illuminated at night. First built around the year 1000...Read More
In the 16th century, François I recognized the strategic advantage of an island fortress surveying the mouth of Marseille's vast harbor and built this imposing...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThis imposing castle has loomed over the harbor since the invasions of the Saracens in the 7th century, evolving over time into a walled enclosure...Read More
The only way you can get into this château is by paying to see a collection of photo paintings by pop artist Pol Mara, who...Read More
Little but jagged ruins remain of the once magnificent Château de Lacoste, where the Marquis de Sade (1740–1814) spent some 30 years of his life,...Read More
With grand vaulted rooms and a chapel dating to the 12th century, this château is Le Barroux's main draw. Some of its halls serve as...Read More
The Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the 17th century are on display at the 1,000-year-and-counting residence of the Dukes of Uzès (when the blue flag...Read More
This extravagant and grandiose 19th-century palace, inaugurated in 1869, was built to celebrate the completion of an 84-km (52-mile) aqueduct bringing the water of the...Read More
The walls and towers of this Gothic fortress, once a state-of-the-art marvel, are astonishingly well preserved. The stout ramparts now contain the tourist-filled village of...Read More
As if the Palais des Papes weren't spectacular enough, twice nightly (at 9:15 and 10:15) for six weeks in August and September, the magical Luminessences...Read More
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