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07 May 2015 / 16 Comments

Magic light show in a cave - Baux de Provence, France

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Today we can tell you about an absolutely magical experience! We have seen a light show in a cave in Baux de Provence in France. Limestone blocks have long been quarried here to build various castles, and today there are amazing light shows here called "Carrières de Lumières".

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Finding the right one

We have received many great tips on France from Monica, who lives in Provence and writes on her blog. Life in a southern French town. We are very happy and grateful for these tips! Today, one of all the tips led to the beautiful Baux de Provence, which is about half an hour from Arles. That is, if you drive correctly. We did not.

On small roads

The GPS lurked around us on a lot of small roads that would have been great if you had a moped. As we fought our way through all the encounters (!) we wondered if we would find the right one... but eventually nature changed and amazing limestone formations appeared. The small town of Baux de Provence still looks much as it did in the Middle Ages, with Renaissance houses carved directly from the limestone cliff.

Småvägar Frankrike

Light shows

In Baux de Provence, limestone blocks have been quarried to build various castles. The caves, created by the quarrying of the limestone blocks, now host amazing light shows called 'Carrières de Lumières'. This year the show "Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael - The Giants of the Renaissance" and the shorter show "Imaginary voyage", which takes you to nature in the footsteps of Jules Verne.

Frankrike

Awesome experience

An absolutely magical experience, we must say! The floor and walls of the cave are constantly changing colour and shape. One minute you're standing in a grand hall with huge paintings, and the next you're watching pillars grow out of the ground or seeing Leonardo da Vinci's drawings flipping through books. Always surprising and always to the sound of classical music. See this if you get the chance!

Ljusshow kalkstensgrotta

Baux de Provence

We were here for two hours and it's huge and what you see here is only a fraction of what's on display. This is for the whole family and there's also some wonderful scenery around, so pack your lunch and take a full day in Baux de Provence.

Svampar ljusshow i Baux de Provence

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  1. BP says:

    WOW! That was really cool! I'm glad you were tipped off by Monica, because you might not have discovered that "gem" yourself.

    Brave to take the campervan for "excursions" in the local area. Wondering why you don't rent a moped or bikes or something more "easily used" on these mini-roads....

    07 May 2015 - 22:33

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  2. Henny says:

    Cool, must have been incredible to stand there in the middle of it all. Think what I get to be involved in as your "companion" 🙂

    07 May 2015 - 22:37

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  3. Mr Nils-Åke Hansson says:

    You're not the first to get out on a lot of back roads.
    It's nice that you point out places that can be interesting to drive to.
    We have never been in this direction.
    Nisse

    07 May 2015 - 22:40

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  4. Monica says:

    I am so glad you took the time and money to visit this. We haven't seen the latest show but it will be as amazing as when we saw the impressionists. Surely you leave with an experience of a lifetime?

    What a pity that we might miss each other. We expect to be back in our village by 26 May. Are you still in our part of France then?

    07 May 2015 - 22:41

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  5. Åsa says:

    What a trip!

    07 May 2015 - 23:12

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  6. Maggan and Ingemar says:

    Many THANKS for the great tip!!! Next time we will try to get in that direction and then the caves will get a visit from us. 🙂

    07 May 2015 - 23:16

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  7. Elisabeth says:

    What a wonderful nature and exciting light show! Elisabeth

    07 May 2015 - 23:17

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  8. Mr Steve says:

    You will experience excitement whether you are on the road or on the side. Nothing unexciting there.

    08 May 2015 - 5:39

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    admin says:

    BP, it's nice to be told about this!!! Probably we would have missed it otherwise... We have thought about renting a car/moped/bikes on occasion, but this time we planned to continue the trip anyway...

    Henny, it was a cool and different experience!
    🙂

    Nils-Åke, many motorhomers have probably encountered small roads... and at Baux de Provence there was a whole bunch of motorhomes!

    Monica, thanks again for the tip! We would probably have missed it otherwise and yes, it was a cool and different experience! The show was impressively good, we thought! And it is not impossible that we can meet, we are still there for a while!

    Asa, this is what we call an excursion!
    🙂

    Maggan & Ingemar, we definitely think you should! Really worth a visit!

    Elisabeth, nature and culture in one!
    🙂

    Steve, no shortage of adventure yesterday! Then we're fine!
    🙂

    08 May 2015 - 7:47

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  10. Lennart says:

    Great show!

    08 May 2015 - 8:50

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  11. Ama de casa says:

    That's awesome!
    🙂

    Less cool with meetings on those roads...

    08 May 2015 - 10:10

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  12. Ditte says:

    How exciting! What an amazing experience! I have heard about these caves but never been there. Baux de provence is now in my travel book.
    Nice pictures! I would love to go here.
    It's amazing how much you get to know and experience through blogs.

    08 May 2015 - 13:52

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    admin says:

    Ama de casa, I like slightly wider roads better, but sometimes you don't get to choose
    😉

    Ditte, it's fantastic to be able to pinpoint a destination where you haven't been (haha a little joke aside, but you've travelled so much!)!
    🙂

    08 May 2015 - 21:14

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  14. Inga M says:

    It must have been magical to see this light show, a memory for life! As will this whole trip be I guess.

    11 May 2015 - 6:48

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    admin says:

    Inga M, everything becomes a memory for life! It's good that you blog so it's easier to remember everything!
    😉

    11 May 2015 - 10:51

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