Les Baux-de-Provence

In the previous post, I was telling you about our wet outing to the Maussane et Les Baux-de-Provence. We didn't take any pictures of Les Baux and we found the village completely taken over by tourist shops. 

It is one of the most visited villages in Provence. It might be the second most visited village in France after Mont Saint Michel. The permanent population of the village is only 458 whereas the average number of visitors per year is more than 1.5 million. The village is dominated by a huge citadel which we didn't get to visit. We had to run away, chased by the storm. Here again I stole the picture from the web to give you an idea. 

Hiden in the village, we did find an authentic little print shop. Sam took a pic of the interior. This shop was Louis Jou's, of Catalan origin, he worked with Apolliniaire, Picasso and Cocteau. He bought and restored a Renaissance hotel in Les Baux, where he settled in 1939. We were impressed by the old equipment of typography and lithography.