Lacoste

Places to see: la borie du Mourre blanc (dry stone hut), the castle, the Church of St. Trophine.
Market: Tuesday morning

Lacoste is a beautiful little medieval village which boasts a north-eastern exposure (in the face of the rising sun) and is dominated by its ancient castle. This position offers, from the castle of the Marquis de Sade, a great view of the plain of Bonnieux, the Mount Ventoux and the Alps.
Since the arrival of Pierre Cardin (the famous couturier), every summer, a music and theatre festival (Festival of Lacoste) is organized in the former quarries of the castle under the auspices of Eve Ruggiéri (French TV celebrity).

The painter Bernard Pfriem founded the "Lacoste School of the Arts" in 1970-71 (taken over since by an American art school, the Savannah College of Art and Design), still in operation to this day. The charisma of Bernard Pfriem and his contacts in the world of the arts allowed him to attract personalities such as Max Ernst, Man Ray, Lee Miller, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Roland Penrose... who stayed in Lacoste to share their experiences.

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Photo : ® JM Rosier