Lacoste

A hilltop village dominated by the ruins of the castle that was home to the Marquis de Sade. Superb views of Mont Ventoux, the Vaucluse Mountains and the Luberon.

What to see and visit: the château de Sade; the remains of the walled fortifications – the town’s gates and towers; the clock tower; the guards' gate; the Portail des Chèvres; the twelfth-century Église Sainte-Trophime; the nineteenth-century temple; the fountain and adjacent wash house.

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