{"id":1007,"date":"2020-07-22T15:16:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T13:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.campingfontaines.com\/village-of-lacoste\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:59:54","slug":"village-of-lacoste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.campingfontaines.com\/en\/vaucluse-en\/village-of-lacoste\/","title":{"rendered":"The village of Lacoste, a step back in time to the Middles Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>About thirty kilometres away, clinging to the northern flank of the Luberon massif, stands the village of Lacoste. Welcome to the Middle Ages. Here, the inhabitants and local businesses have managed to preserve the architecture, the fa\u00e7ades and the paved \u2018calade\u2019 stone streets, emblematic of hilltop villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\" \" uk-slider=\"sets: true\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle uk-margin\">\n\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-grid uk-grid-match uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-3@s uk-grid-small\">\n        \n            <li >\n\n                <div class=\"uk-panel uk-text-center\">\n\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"uk-text-center uk-margin uk-margin-remove-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/lacoste-Alain-Hocquel-3045.jpg-800px-4871b0bbcd9b08b093077e4cbb9a544d.jpg\" class=\" uk-transition-scale-up uk-transition-opaque\" alt=\"camping vaucluse 5 \u00e9toiles ciela village\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><\/div>\n                    \n                    \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/li>\n\n        \n            <li >\n\n                <div class=\"uk-panel uk-text-center\">\n\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"uk-text-center uk-margin uk-margin-remove-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/lacoste-befc156ac606c978ed79fd16ea160fd3.jpg\" class=\" uk-transition-scale-up uk-transition-opaque\" alt=\"camping vaucluse 5 \u00e9toiles ciela village\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><\/div>\n                    \n                    \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/li>\n\n        \n            <li >\n\n                <div class=\"uk-panel uk-text-center\">\n\n                    \n                    \n                                        <div class=\"uk-text-center uk-margin uk-margin-remove-top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/widgetkit\/cache\/11826-HOCQUEL_A_-_VPA-800px-bfa4e953005862431d9471e5076c7db0.jpg\" class=\" uk-transition-scale-up uk-transition-opaque\" alt=\"camping vaucluse 5 \u00e9toiles ciela village\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\"><\/div>\n                    \n                    \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/li>\n\n                <\/ul>\n\n        \n            \n                \n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" uk-slidenav-previous uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\" uk-slidenav-next uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n\n                \n            \n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin-remove-bottom\"><\/ul>\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In this respect, the village of Lacoste is a miracle of historic preservation. At the entrance to the village, you will notice these fabulous narrow cobbled streets, called calades, in the south. You have to climb up wending your way between the fa\u00e7ades and inner courtyards to the medieval gates. Art features very strongly in the village of Lacoste. Dotted around town, you will come across a sculpture or painter\u2019s workshop. This village of Lacoste had some distinctive features that attracted painters\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Marquis de Sade Castle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s at the top of the village where you will find the village\u2019s crown jewel. Its fabled castle! Partly in ruins, it has been undergoing restoration over the last ten years, but it\u2019s a monumental task as the structure is huge and damaged. Built in the 11th century to defend this rocky outcrop and protect the village, the castle was also owned by the enigmatic Marquis de Sade in the 18th century. Between each of his periods of imprisonment for his erotic works and incitations to debauchery, the Marquis took refuge at the top of the village of Lacoste in charming company. This was his preferred residence. After multiple arrests and escapes, he spend his last years in an asylum. The ch\u00e2teau was then left abandoned before being partially destroyed during the Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pierre Cardin invests in the <strong>Village of Lacoste<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2001, the fashion designer, Pierre Cardin set about restoring the village and organised a music festival there every year. The famous fashion designer has also acquired dozens of historic buildings above the village of Lacoste. The esplanade in front of the castle offers a magnificent view over Mont Ventoux and Luberon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The village of Lacoste is an outdoor museum, an architectural gem where the Middle Ages and Renaissance collide, with its houses, vaults and steep, paved streets. A lovely stroll with your family will transport you into another century. You will also find a restaurant there, the Caf\u00e9 de Sade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m28!1m12!1m3!1d91951.38815969076!2d5.072240709610036!3d43.928720610544765!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m13!3e0!4m5!1s0x12b58aead17883f9%3A0xcc655eb890ba2bc9!2sCamping%20Les%20Fontaines%205*2A%20-%20Provence%20-%20Vaucluse%2C%20125%20Chemin%20de%20la%20Chapelette%2C%2084210%20Pernes-les-Fontaines!3m2!1d44.005840899999995!2d5.038656!4m5!1s0x12ca107f6a5c286d%3A0x40819a5fd8fc380!2sLacoste!3m2!1d43.832623999999996!2d5.273197!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sfr!4v1616768826916!5m2!1sfr!2sfr\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About thirty kilometres away, clinging to the northern flank of the Luberon massif, stands the village of Lacoste. Welcome to the Middle Ages. 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