Le Village des Bories

Nearly 3000 years of continuity, since the origin of the bories (dry stacked stone huts) dates back to the Bronze Age, and the most recent ones were built in the 18th century. The Village des Bories, classified as a historical monument in 1977, is the most important collection of this dry-stone habitat. The rush of people moving to the hills around Gordes is at the origin of thousands of tons of stones extracted from the soil while developing fields and gave birth to the different groups of huts found on this limestone plateau.

Hours of operation: January 1 to February 15 10.00 (10:00 am) to 17.00 (5:00 pm)
February 16 to March 29 09.00 (9:00 am) to 17.30 (5:30 pm)
March 30 to May 31 09.00 (9:00 am) to 19.00 (7:00 pm)
June 1 to August 31 09.00 (9:00 am) to 20.00 (8:00 pm)
September 1 to September 30 09.00 (9:00 am) to 19.00 (7:00 pm)
October 1 to October 25 09.00 (9:00 am) to 18.30 (6:30 pm)
October 26 to November 15 09.00 (9:00 am) to 17.30 (5:30 pm)
November 16 to December 31 10.00 (10:00 am) to 17.00 (5:00 pm). Closed on December 25 and January 1

Admission: You do not need to pay to access the machine. Adult €8, Students and children (between 12 and 17 years old) €4, Children under 12 are free. Workers will *not* make change for the machine. Parking nearby on site. You must take a foot path from the parking lot about 20 minutes to the ticket office.

Machine 1 is in the ticket office. Cost to press: €1.05 (one Euro coin and one 5 Euro cent coin). Designs all have a beaded border with 'Gordes':
1. (H) View of the hillside town of Gordes.
2. (V) Gordes chateau with 'Château de Gordes'.
3. (H) Stone huts and tress with 'Village Des Bories'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 43°54'24.3"N Longitude: 5°10'48.7"E
Google Maps coordinates: W54J+M2 Gordes, France

26/07/2025. Working great, coins look good. Antje Engel