The old town of les Baux

Within its walls, Château des Baux shelters the last remains of the old town of Les Baux, conjuring up images of daily life in Medieval or Renaissance times.

The houses and dovecotes, chapels and caves are typical of the high hill-town habitats of Provence where lords and craftsmen lived in close harmony. 
 

The Tour de Brau town houseThe Tour de Brau town house is a reminder that sumptuous residences were once built in Les Baux by powerful Provençal families. It's a fine, late 15th century building with its lofty vaulted. 

Built by the guild of weavers and carders in honour of their patron, Saint Blaise, the chapel is a fine example of Provençal Romanesque architecture. 

The Château's former chapel

The Château’s former chapel, which changed its name from Sainte Marie to Sainte Catherine, is built into the walls symbolically protecting the entrance to the fortress - a practice widespread in the middle ages.




The town mill

The town mill used to be hired out by the lords of Les Baux for a fee and today symbolises the Provence captured by writers Frédéric Mistral and Alphonse Daudet.