{"id":1974,"date":"2009-06-26T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T18:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2023-04-06T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:39:05","slug":"south-france-hidden-gem-3bedroom-les-baux-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/26\/south-france-hidden-gem-3bedroom-les-baux-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"South of France Hidden Gem: 3 Bedroom in Les Baux Provence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img alignleft size-full wp-image-1977\" style='width:225px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/provence-vacationrental-4bedroom-lesbaux-pr248a.jpg\" alt=\"Provence Vacation Rental 4 Bedroom in Les Baux (PR 248) \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t<div>Provence Vacation Rental 4 Bedroom in Les Baux (PR 248) &quot;La Dame \u00e0 la Licorne&quot;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are any number of picturesque towns and villages throughout the the region\u00a0to use as a base for your <a title=\"Travel tips about the South of France\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/\">travels throughout the South of France<\/a>. But, how would you like to stay in a hilltop fortress town in <a title=\"Tips about Provence, France\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/provence\/\">Provence<\/a>, population 22, which has been inhabited for eight millennia?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Les Baux de Provence, at the foothills of the Alpilles Proven\u00e7al mountain chain<\/strong>, is set in white rock on a promontory, which is how it got its name (\u201cbaou\u201d means rocky spur in the local dialect). Controlled by Celts, the Lords of Les Baux, the Masons des Comtes de Provence and finally Louis XIII, this stunning piece of French history is 45 minutes south of <a title=\"Events Guide to Avignon, France\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/provence\/avignon\/\">Avignon and all its events<\/a> and just 10 minutes from <a title=\"Attractions about Saint Remy de Provence, France\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/south-france\/south-france-travel-guide\/provence\/saint-remy-provence\/\">Saint-R\u00e9my de Provence and its lovely attractions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The view from the old castle is amazing and the Cath\u00e9drale d&#8217;Images, set in a former stone quarry, offers wonderful exhibitions. Listed as one of the &#8220;Most Beautiful Villages In France,&#8221; <strong>Les Baux de Provence has a strong Roman heritage and is also the landscape of famous painters such as Van Gogh, C\u00e9zanne and Matisse<\/strong>, who came here to capture the extraordinary light and color of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Standing among the old mansions, historic monuments and ruins of the Cit\u00e9 des Baux, New York Habitat\u2019s exclusive hosted <a title=\"South of France Vacation Rental 4 Bedroom Accomodation in Les Baux (PR 248)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/bed-breakfast\/248\">3-bedroom in Les Baux de Provence (PR-248) <\/a>offers exceptional panoramic views of the surrounding hills and the village from its windows and terraces, as it is one of the highest in the village.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What makes this apartment a Hidden Gem?<\/p>\n<p>The house has an historical and cultural heritage that the owner perfectly knows how to keep alive. There are many things to discover in this family house, as well as among the narrow streets of this fascinating and timeless village that formerly belonged to the Grimaldi of Monaco.<div class=\"img alignright size-full wp-image-1978\" style='width:225px;'>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/south-france-apartment\/bed-breakfast\/248\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/provence-vacationrental-4bedroom-lesbaux-pr248b.jpg\" alt=\"Provence Accomodation 4 Bedroom Chateau in Les Baux (PR 248)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\n\t<div>Provence Accomodation 4 Bedroom Chateau in Les Baux (PR 248)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The<strong> first bedroom is known as &#8220;La Dame \u00e0 la Licorne&#8221;<\/strong> and boasts a large window overlooking the village and the &#8220;Val d&#8217;Enfer,&#8221; providing light in the whole bedroom. &#8220;La Suite&#8221; has a master bedroom and anotherroom with a balcony, which can be used either as a second bedroom or as a study and reminds us that all the houses of the village has been built against the roc itself, in the authentic troglodyte tradition of this village.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, <strong>the third and unexpected guestroom is located on the top floor of the house: &#8220;Le Bijou.&#8221;<\/strong> A large French window gives access to a private terrace with one of the most beautiful view of the Cit\u00e9 des Baux.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Chateau de Baux\u00a0check out:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chateau-baux-provence.com\/en\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chateau de Baux website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are any number of picturesque towns and villages throughout the the region\u00a0to use as a base for your travels throughout the South of France&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[50],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21373,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974\/revisions\/21373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}