Provence

We spent our summer holiday in Provence. We stayed in an area called Les Baux. As the name suggests this was where Bauxite was discovered.

The medieval city of Les Baux is perched on top of a hill. The lower part of winding cobbled stoned streets is filled with modern shops, but sympathetic with the architecture. The church was beautiful and very peaceful. At the top, where the castle used to stand has been left uncommercialised and a made into living museum.

Various siege engines are set within the ramparts, commanded by crumbling towers which are etched by the Mistral - the wind from the north west.

You can see the trebuchet firing here

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