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JenniferChien
音乐，光线，艺术，与朴实的旧矿场结合，身历其境，满是惊叹与感动! 也可包下整个场地，举办私人鸡尾酒会，来一场难忘的声光飨宴!!
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bbails
We were lucky enough to be able to drive to Les Baux, in Provence for the first day of the new show at Carrieres de Lumieres. I won't give away exactly what you'll see but I will tell you, you won't see it anywhere else in the world, and it is an artistic experience created with state of the art digital imagery, music and setting. Les Baux is a village in the mountains dominated by a huge rock quarry. Now that quarry is the setting for this amazing show. You walk inside a cavernous space carved out of the mountain and are free to move about as you wish, in semi darkness. You are surrounded by a show, floor to ceiling of animated graphics, moving HD real images, and projections of exquisite artworks. It's like being inside a beautiful dream or masterpiece, accompanied by music that perfectly fits the experience.If you are in Provence, drive to Les Baux and see this show. It releases endorphins!
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TorontoNicki
I really didn't know what to expect, as my friend and I decided to stay in Les Baux at the last minute. This art installation is absolutely breathtaking and one of the highlights of our trip. in fact, all of Les Baux is a treasure. But being immersed in art and music in the caverns is transformative. I cannot recommend Carrieres de Lumieres enough.
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Stewart1947
I have visited here before and was blown away by it but the new show for 2015 is just amazing. It is hard to describe how the music and the images meld so seamlessly. The way the images although static images are moved around the walls and pillars are an absolute wonder. If you are within 100miles go, you will not be dissapointed
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barbaraebner
This is one of the best kept secrets in the Provence...it is a unique setting for such perfect installed video-music-picture installation. you have to see it to believe it, went to see it twice! looking forward to next year's show...this will be a jour fixe every year!
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CarolBradyGonzalez
We were there a few summers ago. Getting tickets was simple and entering the caves was a welcome cool break from the summer sun. The quarry is very large and the art is on every surface and it creates and incredible experience. My husband and children were all very moved and touched by this incredible interactive experience. It was wonderful to visit the Louvre first withmy children and then see the timeless works of art enveloping every inch of these caves. This is a don't miss for anyone loving art or anyone loving a cool and unique experience. You are able to walk and enjoy this attraction at your own pace. We stayed inside for over an hour so that we could see the Monet and Renoir paintings again.
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BobD904
Carrières de LumièresLes Baux<carriers-lumieres.com>Five of us (four French and me). Car was parked on a tiny sliver of ground near some rocks and buses. I was vague about and had not really absorbed the details of this outing except we were visiting some “Art” thing in Les Baux. So I vaguely wondered about an entrance of sorts across the road. Bought tickets, stepped through the entrance into complete utter blackness, I didn’t dare move, could not see a thing, transfixed, just as well, there was a woman with three small children millimetres in front of me, the blackness gradually transformed into light of a kind and we were in the ‘Carrieres Lumiere’ show 'Klimt et Viene'.“The Carrières du Val d’Enfer quarry was created over the years for extracting and white limestone used in the construction of the Château and Les Baux. Large-scale stone production in the Saint-Rémy area forced quarry-workers to change mining techniques using hoists and pits leading to the surface. This, and the need for stone in the construction of the medieval Château and Les Baux, is why quarries were opened in this part of the Alpilles. In 1935, economic competition from modern materials led to the closure of the quarries."Where there had been a quarry is now a covered space with many tall walls at different angles, turning it into an enormous, uneven, intricate and mind-blowing space, lit by many synchronized projectors each showing a different aspect, or piece, or view of the same work of Art.Not easily describable really, just see it, absorb. I suppose that's what light shows are all about. It is art? Not in my book. A “Spectacular” to amaze and astound with pretensions towards artistic themes and set in a quarry and fashioned into a “Cultural Event”.A new show from 6th March 2015 Michel-Ange, Léonard de Vinci, Raphaël.Mind-blowing, awe inspiring, enjoyable, highly recomended.
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RLionheart
The entrance does not prepare you for the scale of the cavern inside. As a converted quarry it has been so cleverly adapted to provide a visitor attraction which is pretty unique. Each show is around 50 minutes in duration and probably worth experiencing several as there are a number of vantage points where a different perspective can be gained. On a warmer day it is quite a difference in temperature in the attraction to outside. We watched the Klimt and Vienna show - not one of my favoured eras or arts subjects but fascinating just the same and a visual feast. The sound and music just as impressive as the visuals projected onto the walls. The only challenge to the location is as a number of visitors have remarked the limited parking. It is about a 10 minute walk, uphill to the town where there are numerous cafes and restaurants.
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3jasond
A colleague and I took 12 Canadian teens to France for March Break 2014. During our time in Provence, our tour guide recommended the Carrieres show at Les Baux, so we jumped on it. We saw the Klimt & Vienna show and were simply bowled over by the awesome beauty and power of it all. I literally wept as I watched, totally overcome. Having been to many art shows and museums - Paris, London, New York, Amsterdam, Brussels, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and elsewhere - nothing compares to Carrieres de Lumieres! On the way home to Canada, many students said that experience was their most treasured memory of the trip, topping everything else they saw and did in Paris, Avignon, Arles, Cassis, Nice and Monaco. I cannot wait to return over March Break 2016! Anyone who appreciates the arts must add this to their bucket list, as I've told my Canadian artist friends...
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OneNicoleW
We visited the Klimt and Vienna exposition on New Year's Day 2015, and found it busy, busy, busy. We were extremely fortunate to find a parking spot across the road in the little car park (only has around 20 spots), perhaps because it was late-morning & some early birds were leaving. There are other parking areas up and down the narrow winding road around Les Carrieres, but depending upon where you go, the walk could be considerable and hilly, so if you're travelling with oldies/littlies, perhaps drop them at the door. We were a family of 2 adults and 2 teens (14 and 15), so we could purchase the '2nd child free' deal - line moved pretty quickly too. I have seen some negative reviews that say the art is not how you see it in it's true form, but I think that's part of the attraction. It is presenting art in a different way, projected onto the massive walls of the quarry (carriere), and can be seen on every wall from every angle, with what we thought was a wonderful, original musical score accompanying it. It was a good way to see many 'works' of an artist that might not otherwise be seen together. Also, because of the size of the place, even when it's busy, everyone can see (not like trying to see the Mona Lisa with people 15 deep around the painting!). It is dark inside, particularly between one part of the show and another, and although the floors are flat, there are a few slopes and rises, so you need to be a little careful. I think my parents in their mid-70s (my Dad has a walking stick) would be fine though. Not really any place to sit inside, but there's a small cafe outside. They ask for silence inside, but children do run around a bit (which is dangerous in the dark), and make some noise, but it's up to parents to manage that! My 16 year old son said it was one of the highlights of the trip for him, and we saw many wonderful sights in London, Paris and Chamonix!
