Theme Week Provence – Salon-de-Provence
Thursday, 23 October 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Salon-de-Provence is a commune in the
Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France with 43,000 inhabitants. Every Wednesday the Place Morgan is host to a Provençal market.
Salon-de-Provence Air Base is the site of the French Air Force Academy, as well as the home of the French Aerial Demonstration team, the
Patrouille de France .
The Fontaine Moussue in Place Crousillat has existed since the 16th century. During the 20th century, limestone concretions and vegetation developed, giving the familiar mushroom aspect. The historic center still lies within its circuit of walls, entered through two seventeenth-century gateways, the Porte de l’Horloge and the Port Bourg Neuf . In the sixteenth century Adam de Craponne built the canal that still bears his name; inexpensive freight brought commerce to Salon, and the town prospered.
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The
Château de l’Emperi , which was the biggest in Provence during the 12th and 13th centuries and was mentioned as early as the tenth, still dominates the old town. It was the preferred residence of the bishops of
Arles , when Provence was part of the
Holy Roman Empire , hence its name. It became the property of the city after the
French Revolution . After damage caused by the
1909 earthquake , it has been restored and now hosts a museum of military history. Every summer, it hosts an international classical music festival.
Its principal claim to fame today is as the place where
Nostradamus spent his last years and is buried. His dwelling is maintained as a museum, and for four days every June or July, the city celebrates its history during the time of Nostradamus, attracting tourists.
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