Located at the village of la Tour d'Aigues, dominating the shaded place, it undoubtedly constituted the most imposing testimony of the private architecture of the Rebirth. It is place of spectacle and exposures. Each summer, the festival programs high level artists international. Built at the XVI 2nd century per Jean-Louis Nicolas de Bouliers in the style of the Castles rebirth of the Loire Valley and the Island of France, in great part on the foundations of a building medieval, it consisted of two square houses of frontage framing a curtain decorated in its center with a triumphing gate decorated Corinthian pilasters. Its keep was surmounted by an immense dome square and avoided blazons and embossings of spangled angles. François Ier of return of the wars of Italy spent there one night and Catherine de Médicis remained there in 1579. in 1719, a rich person Marseilles family, of Bruny embellishes the castle of an orangery, greenhouses birdcages and gardens in terrace going down towards the river. Victim of an accidental fire in 1780, its splendour stopped unfortunately in 1792 when a revolutionary league plundered it and that a fire destroyed it "5 days and 5 nights" during. It is into 1897 that the General Council of Vaucluse acquired of it and in 1974 which its restoration began. Opened with the public since 1985, one can still admire the imposing ruins as well as the frontages whose facings are still visible and will leave you thoughtful on his last splendour. Far from remaining fustigated on its completed prestige, the main courtyard of the castle, with the framework theatrical, accomodates every summer a festival of theatre, dances and music of great quality, while the restored cellars shelter in addition to temporary exposures throughout the year, the room of the rural settlement of the Country the Acute ones, reporting the history of the occupation of the territory and the various shapes of the habitat, as well as the departmental Museum of the earthenware sheltering of the parts manufactured with the Tower of Acute between 1750 and 1780 in a faience manufacture created by the baron de Bruny. The Wing sud6est rehabilitated shelters the office of the Office of Tourism of the Tower the Acute ones. Lastly, more ludic you will finish your visit by a small musical walk in "making sound the old stones of the castle" or will embrace of a glance the hills and vineyards of the surrounding countryside since the terrace. A pretty typical market with place each Tuesday with the foot of the castle. |
Reduction of 10 % from April 17th, 2010 till May 22nd, 2010, that is 432 euro / week on the 480-euro.