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Surrounded by the attractive provincial mountain landscape of the Alpilles, there is a romantic mediaeval town high on a rock, Les-Baux-De-Provence, located 400 metres above the Crau Valley. The historic origins of the village date back to the first millennium A.D. Located in the lower, busier part of the town, the Saint Vincent Church dates back to the 12th century and it is an atmospheric setting for famous Christmas performances such as the Shepherds' Midnight Mass. Archaeological discoveries and precious works of art are to be found in the Musee d'Histoire De Baux, that also serves as the entrance to the upper part of the town. In times of freedom, the country's finest troubadours gathered in the town's now ruined castle. Immortalized by a monument, the farmer poet, Charles Rieu, is considered to have been a fine exponent of this age-old tradition. However, in 1483, the art of the troubadour grew silent and was replaced by the sound of battle when the powerful catapults of Ludwig the Eleventh destroyed large sections of the castle. Like no other village in the Alpilles, Les-Baux-De-Provence has long been the centre of this region's glorious history.
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