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2.3 Village des Bories: For a taste of Gordes' ancient past, a visit to the Village des Bories is a must. This unique site is a collection of traditional dry stone huts, known as "bories," which were built by farmers during the 18th and 19th centuries. Walk through the village and marvel at the ingenuity of these ancient structures.
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The Bories village A priceless account of the way of life in Provence Nestled on a low mountain in the Vaucluse, a cable's length from the village of Gordes, the Bories village, classed as a historic monument, gives a priceless account of the way of life in Provence, from far-off times to the present day. An architectural masterpiece
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Le village des Bories est un site historique situé à l'entrée de Gordes, dans le Luberon. Il est constitué d'anciennes habitations qui datent de l'âge du bronze et qui ont été entièrement reconstituées au XVIIème siècle. Ce témoignage historique hors du commun permet d'appréhender des modes de vie ancestraux, hérités de traditions séculaires.
Le village des Bories
featured in Sights & sites Just outside the village of Gordes lies the archaeological remains of a Bronze age village. The Village des Bories dates back to around 2000BC. You can still see ancient sheep pens, stone beehive houses (bories) and bread ovens.
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Au cœur du Luberon à Gordes, venez découvrir un lieu unique classé monument historique - Le Village des Bories
Village des Bories à Gordes Camping Le Mas de Nicolas
A village with remarkable architecture The large number of dry-stone huts in the Bories village makes it a unique place, guardian of a part of the history of Provence. Each of the buildings had a precise function: to house the farmer, protect the herds, preserve the grain, store tools, etc.
Village des Bories Gordes fotografie.schnurstracks
Musée d'Histoire Jean Garcin: 1939-1945 Musée du Tire-Bouchon Beehive-shaped bories (stone huts) bespeckle Provence, and at the Village des Bories, 4km southwest of Gordes, an entire village of them can be explored…
Visiting The Village des Bories in Gordes Gone With The Family
The Village des Bories , located a short distance outside the trendy Luberon hill town of Gordes, was one of the more unique places we visited while vacationing for two weeks in Provence with our kids. The village consists of several bories which are "dry" stone huts. A "dry" hut means that they were constructed without the use of mortar.
In Village des Bories, wandering the streets of a ghost town
Set in the countryside just outside Gordes, the Village of Bories is a mysterious, eerily beautiful constellation of dry-stone huts restored to display a traditional rural way of life.
Le Village des Bories de Gordes face au Luberon Agence Rosier
The Village des Bories, classified as a historical monument in 1977, is the most important collection of this dry-stone habitat, characteristic of the area around Apt, whose highest concentration of these buildings is found near Gordes.
Village des Bories, Gordes
Gordes and the Village des Bories is an easy day trip from Aix or Avignon. From either city, it will take you around an hour to drive there. As you're approaching Gordes, look out for the discreet white signs indicating the turn off for the Village des Bories. The entrance is on your left. If you get to the roundabout, you've gone too far.
Village des Bories
Village des Bories - Fascinating Provençal Architectural History Read my story in French » We spied a sign for the Village des Bories as we descended the road out of Gordes France. Having plenty of daylight hours remaining, we decided to take yet another side trip in our Provence adventure.
Le Village des Bories de Gordes face au Luberon Agence Rosier
The Village des Bories is a couple of kilometres south-west of Gordes on the D15 road (direction Cavaillon). Entrance costs around 6 euros per adult, 4 euros per child over 11 years old. Note that the village, while very interesting, is also very small and the tour will only take you about half an hour so 20 euros for a family of four seems.
In Village des Bories, wandering the streets of a ghost town
Near the beautiful village of Gordes, in Provence, is a unique and unmissable place: the Village of Bories and its thirty or so huts, whose exceptional dry-stone architecture has earned it the status of Historic Monument (Monument Historique).
Le Village des Bories de Gordes face au Luberon Agence Rosier
04 90 72 03 48. [email protected]. Village des Bories, Les Savournins, 84220 Gordes. Réalisation. Mentions légales.
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Village des Bories The following is a chapter on the stone Bories of Provence is adapted from Mary-Lou Weisman's book, Playing House in Provence: How Two Americans Became a Little Bit French. The Weismans arrived in Provence in September 2003 for the first of many visits to the South of France.