THE CASTLE OF ANSOUIS
The Château d'Ansouis, a site with formal gardens and preserved keep and ...Read more
LOURMARIN CASTLE
This castle is one of the three major residences of the Luberon, with those ...Read more
GORDES CASTLE
This imposing Renaissance-style castle regularly hosts exhibitionsRead more
THE RUINS OF THE CASTLE
The romantic ruins of the Château des Evêques de Cavaillon, a place ...Read more
THE CASTLE SITE
All that remains of the medieval fort is the large moat and two levels of ...Read more
LE CHATEAU
Read moreIn 1236, the Count of Forcalquier granted the castle to his vassals Pierre and Guillaume Jourdan. In 1388, it became a refuge for a third of the population when Bastide des Jourdans was fortified against danger. A 1555 inventory describes a relatively modest building that retains its original medieval structure, with a 13th-century base belonging to the Jourdan brothers. The square tower and main building were erected in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Between 1530 and 1790, the Astouard and Coriolis families successively owned and renovated the property. The last lord, Joseph de Coriolis, died in 1784. At the end of the 19th century, a painter and notary (ancestor of the current owner) bought it and restored it to its current state. Today, Château de la Bastide des Jourdans is privately owned and not open to visitors, except on rare occasions.
CASTLE MUSEUM
Castle museum, building that became a Renaissance palace in the 16th ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DE LACOSTE
The castle of Lacoste was the residence of the famous Marquis de SadeRead more
TINCTORIAL PLANT GARDEN
Château in the heart of the garrigue, with splendid terraces and gardens ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DU GRAND PRÉ
Château dating from the 17th and 18thcenturies, recently renovated and ...Read more