Château de Gréoux-les-Bains

Gréoux-les-Bains, France

Château de Gréoux-les-Bains is called also as Château des Templiers, but it actually never belonged to the Knights Templar order. There castle was built in the 12th century and belonged to the counts of Province. The square form castle is today used for concerts and theatre events.

Address

Chemin des Seigneurs 268, Gréoux-les-Bains, France

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Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Birth of Capetian dynasty (France)

Rating

3.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Château d'Esparron-de-Verdon (7,7 km)

Palais Longchamp (64,2 km)
Aix Cathedral (43,3 km)
Chapel of the Oblates (43,3 km)
Église de la Madeleine (43,2 km)
Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (65,1 km)
Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte (43,3 km)
Musée Granet (43,4 km)
Forcalquier Cathedral (23,7 km)
Notre-Dame de Beauvoir Chapel (29 km)

User Reviews

M B (3 years ago)
It was a lovely site.

Miroslav Nikolic (6 years ago)
Is lovely place, they have a pool

Sharona Etienne (6 years ago)
Nice to view a piece of history firsthand....

Dinda Faridha (8 years ago)
Why did we arrive at night?

Sava DUBROVSKAYA (9 years ago)
gorgeous castle, very nicely illuminated at night. still requires a bit of restoration work, but gorgeous nonetheless. and there are concerts and meetings and art exhibitions and other events held from time to time ! absolutely must-visit in Gréoux-les-Bains.

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Argos Theater

The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.

The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.

Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.