Fort de Buoux

The ruins high up in the hills.

The 13th century church with art students in the courtyard. Services were held in this church until the late 1800s.

Paige at the top of a very long staircase cut into the side of the mountain.

Miss Molly in the castle doorway.

Molly has a penchant for ruined castles, fortresses, and strongholds. Especially if they are precariously perched on the top of a high hill.

We found ourselves in such a situation this morning as we were driving around the Luberon visiting the little villages that are nestled in its hills and valleys.

This rocky outcrop has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

In the Middle Ages it was home to hundreds of residents and a powerful castle. Fort de Buoux (pronounced Boox) was destroyed in the 1500s and again in the 1600s.

It has remained a ruin ever since. Much to Molly's glee.