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.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle in France
Also known as: “Chateau des Baux”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hôtel de ville des Baux-de-Provence and Musée des Santons.

Hôtel de ville des Baux-de-Provence

Town hall

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Hôtel de ville des Baux-de-Provence is a town hall, which is situated 100 metres west of Château des Baux.

Musée des Santons

Museum

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Musée des Santons is a museum, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Château des Baux.

Église Saint-Vincent des Baux

Church

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Église Saint-Vincent des Baux is a church, which is situated 180 metres west of Château des Baux.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maussane-les-Alpilles and Tours de Castillon.

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

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Tours de Castillon is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Château des Baux.

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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St Remy-de-Provence is a little village of 9600 inhabitants in Provence a region in southern France. It is very charming in the summer, especially if you're lucky enough to see blooming lavender fields.

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″ north

Longitude

4.79659° or 4° 47′ 48″ east

Elevation

217 metres (712 feet)

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FM6PQVW+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 329862230

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

11287498

Wikidata ID

Q2971472

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“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: “Castèu dei Bauç”
Spanish: “Castillo de Baux”
Spanish: “Castillo de los baux”
Spanish: “Castillo de los Baux”
Spanish: “Castillo des Baux-de-Provence”
Spanish: “Chateau des Baux”
Spanish: “Château des Baux”
Turkish: “Baux Kalesi”

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