Lacoste Photos

Here are a few pictures of Lacoste that I took on my first day here. The place is so beautiful and scenic that no picture can really capture the feeling of the place. But I will still try. I think a drawing might be able to better, but we will have to see.

This is the entrance to room. You can see a part of the Chateau ruins above. The property was a traditional painting and sculpture school before SCAD owned it. So there are lots of strange rock sculptures sitting around town.


My room doesn't really look out over the town or valley, which is a shame. But the sun shines in at about seven A.M. to help wake us up.


The first morning was very foggy. It was cool to see it all flow away like the tide.

Bonnieux is the town across the valley. Maison Bass is in the foreground. Bonnieux and Lacoste used to be warring towns; Bonnieux was Catholic and Lacoste protestant. They would battle each other in the morning and then drink with each other in the afternoon in Mason Bass. Of course, SCAD owns that too. Local people use the fields to grow grapes and cherries, and lavender, and almonds, etc. Mostly grapes although, as this is Provance.