Chapelle de Notre dame du Chateau, Les Baux
This Romanesque chapel was built on a rocky promontory offering visitors breathtaking views of the Alpilles.
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This Romanesque chapel was built on a rocky promontory offering visitors breathtaking views of the Alpilles.
Beautiful baroque architecture, examples of 17th- and 18th-century frescoes and furniture and a large terraced garden.
The synagogue of Carpentras is the oldest synagogue still in activity in France.
The Petit Palais museum owes its name to the familiar name of the Archbishops Palace in which it is installed, name that it was given by reference to the great neighbouring palace: the Palais des Papes.
Graves, mausoleums and sarcophagi at this site date back to the beginning of the Roman empire, but it wasn't until the early Christian period that there was a large flurry of activity here.
The present building is from the 18th century, however there has been a structure here from as early as the 13th century.
St. Pancras chapel was restored by a local team of volunterrs. It overlooks the town of Digne les Bains and offers a panoramic view of the various surrounding peaks.
This 12th century Cistercian monastery is an iconic scene of Provence. With fields of rows of lavender in an isolated valley leading to a beautifully solumn sanctuary, the Abbey Notre Dame de Senanque provides a glimpse back in time - if you can ignore the crowds of tourists that invariably will share the moment with you.
This is one of three churches in the old village of Les Baux and has been built partly into the rock face behind it.
Originally built in 1222 this church was renovated and extended in the Italian Baroque style in the 17th century and was consecrated in 1672 by the Bishop of Cavaillon.
Located in Collobireres, the old Carthusian monastery of Our Lady of La Verne is close in distance from the major tourist towns.
This church lies at the centre of what was the old Medieval village of Vaison la Romaine. It was built in the 11th century over the remains of early Christian buildings.
Aix's cathedral has its origins in the 5th century and it has been added to throughout the centuries.
This charming little church is located in the centre of Aix en Provence, alongside the Musee Granet.
A great way to discover the religious heritage of the area and a great example of Romanesque architecture.
Once connected to the cathedral by a semicircular vaulted corridor, the baptistery is a beautiful building situated in the narrow streets of Venasque.
Formerly a Roman Catholic cathedral it is now a protestant church in the centre of the town of Uzes.
The St Roman Abbey dates back to the 5th century, built by hermits and monks. It is cleverly ucarved into the surrounding rocks and cavities and you can wander around the chapel and ancient monk cells. It's heyday was in the 14th century when it was fortified and used as a college.