Château des Baux
The Château des Baux is a ruined fortified castle built during the 10th century, located in Les Baux-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in France
- Also known as: “Chateau des Baux”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée des Santons and Église Saint-Vincent des Baux.
Musée des Santons
Museum
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée des Santons is a museum, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Château des Baux.
Église Saint-Vincent des Baux
Church
Photo: Malost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Vincent des Baux is a church, which is situated 180 metres west of Château des Baux.
Chapelle Saint-Blaise des Baux-de-Provence
Art gallery
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Blaise des Baux-de-Provence is an art gallery, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Château des Baux.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maussane-les-Alpilles and Tours de Castillon.
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Village
Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maussane-les-Alpilles is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of Alpilles Regional Natural Park, it is located between Saint-Rémy-de-Provence to the north and Saint-Martin-de-Crau to the south. Maussane-les-Alpilles is situated 2½ km south of Château des Baux.
Tours de Castillon
Locality
Photo: Malost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tours de Castillon is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Château des Baux.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Remy-de-Provence is a little village in Provence a region in France. It is very charming in the summer.
Château des Baux
- Categories: castle, military museum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Les Baux-de-Provence, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.74398° or 43° 44′ 38″ northLongitude
4.79659° or 4° 47′ 48″ eastElevation
217 metres (712 feet)Open location code
8FM6PQVW+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 329862230OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Château des Baux” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة لي بو دو بروفنس”
- Basque: “Bauxeko gaztelua”
- Basque: “Bauxeko Gaztelua”
- Chinese: “莱博德城堡”
- Dutch: “Château des Baux”
- French: “Château des Baux-de-Provence”
- French: “chateau des Baux”
- French: “château des Baux”
- Italian: “castello di Les Baux-de-Provence”
- Italian: “Castello di Les Baux-de-Provence”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèu dei Bauç”
- Portuguese: “Castelo dos Baux”
- Russian: “Замок Бо”
- Russian: “Замок Ле-Бо”
- Russian: “Ле-Бо (замок)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Baux”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los baux”
- Spanish: “Castillo de los Baux”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Balzo”
- Spanish: “Chateau des Baux”
- Spanish: “Château des Baux”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château des Baux”. Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.