1/ St Michael’s Church :
Magnificent church of Roman Provençal style (end of the
12th, beginning of the 13th Centuries). The granite and
limestone construction was somehow altered with regard to
its original architecture :
the bell tower was added in the 18th Century
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2/ Rue du balladou (balladou means «small ball» in
Provençal) :
None of the streets of Grimaud has the name of a
personality (as often in France); this was decided in a
town council in 1958 in order to «keep the character
of the ancient Provençal village».
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3/ The Castle (magnificent point of view) :
The site overlooking the plain was doubtlessly frequented
since the antiquity. In the 11th Century
appeared the first mention of a castrum (fortified
housing). The current big wall of the 13th-14th
Centuries sheltered the village.The castle was extended
with the passing centuries. Important families
succeeded each other as the counts of Provence, the
families Cossa or Castellane.
