Saturday, March 19, 2011

Les Baux-de-Provence



Les Baux de Provence - in “the book.”


The very top part of Baux is known as the Dead City….ruins from long ago. It was very difficult for me to imagine living there – now or when it was built. I also can’t imagine how they built it. I think I can guess why they built here – easy to defend, and…..





The views in this area are breathtaking. But the wind was intense. Andy threw a rock and the wind brought it right back to him.


The lower part of Baux is a restored village filled with quaint shops and little restaurants. I did some shopping – hoping that part of the money I spend in places like this goes to helping keep it for future generations.


Baux is out of the way, but I am glad we made the trip.


Vincent Van Gogh was in a mental institution near here.

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