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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

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Musee Simon Segal Contemporary Art, Aups

Over 280 canvases grouping 3 schools of painting

The museum groups 3 schools of painting - Toulon, Bourges and Paris - with over 280 works on show.

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Synagogue de Cavaillon

The oldest synagogue in France with its own museum

Location
Cavaillon

The synagogue in Cavaillon is no longer used as a place of worship, but it's on many people's "must visit" lists if you're in the area, thanks to its ornate decoration and fascinating history.

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Visit website L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

Explore & discover the secrets of lavender in Provence

From cultivation right through to the essential oil, come here and discover the journey of a plant whose fragrance and many virtues have been our childhood companions!

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Le Musee du Tire-Bouchon, Menerbes

Corkscrew museum & vineyard all in one near Menerbes

A private collection of ornate, unusual and ancient corkscrews in the vineyards of the Domaine de La Citadelle.

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Village des Bories, Gordes

The remains of a bronze age village

Location
Gordes

Just outside the village of Gordes lies the archaeological remains of a Bronze age village. The Village des Bories dates back to around 2000BC. You can still see ancient sheep pens, stone beehive houses (bories) and bread ovens.

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Visit website Musee de la Camargue, Arles

Musee de la Camargue

Museum dedicated to the Camargue in Arles

Located in the former farmhouse at Rousty Bridge the Camargue Museum reopened in November 2013 after a year of renovation.

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Theatre Antique, Orange

One of the best examples in Provence of a Roman amphitheatre

Orange boasts the best preserved Roman Amphitheatre in the western world.

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Musee d'Allauch Symbols and Sacred, Allauch

Foundations of the Occidental Christian culture

The Musee d'Allauch welcomes you in the heart of the old village of Allauch. It is housed in the Hotel de Ville, now totally restored.

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Visit website Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

Carre d'Art Museum, Nimes

Museum of contemporary art, research space, library & bookshop

Not only is this modern building home to the museum of contemporary art, but it also houses Nimes central library.

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Atelier Cezanne

Cezanne's work studio, as the famous French painter left it

Location
Aix-en-Provence

Cezannes studio was created in Aix-en-Provence in 1902 and this is where he worked until he died in 1906.

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Visit website Musee de la Lavande, near Gordes

Musee de la Lavande

A collection of lavender processing equipment & the history of production of lavender products

This a popular museum to visit for anyone following the Lavender routes around Provence, attracting around 50,000 visitors per year. 

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Visit website Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Free museum & wine tasting

Created in 1972 by Jeanne Brotte, this wine museum is unique in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. First a modest museum displaying an impressing collection of old tools it has been renovated in 2002 and 2014 now presenting you with a museography called “In the footstep of the winegrower”.

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Visit website Fondation Van Gogh, Arles

Fondation Van Gogh

Gallery dedicated to the style of Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh moved to Arles in 1888, as so in hommage to the great master, the Fondation Van Gogh has collected works by contemporary artists that are in the style of Van Gogh.

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Visit website Shan-Art Gallery, Aix-en-Provence

Shan-Art Gallery

Gallery of modern & contemporary art in Aix

Location
Aix-en-Provence

A small gallery with a good collection of contemporary and modern art. 

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Visit website L'Occitane Museum Manosque

Occitane Museum, Manosque

An insight into local Provence production with the best beauty products

Guided tours of the facilities via the stages of fabrication and an walk through the history of the brand.

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Visit website La Scourtinerie, Nyons

La Scourtinerie, Nyons

Traditional mat-making museum - the only one of its kind in France

Originally founded in 1882, this family run business making traditional Scourtins survives to this day.

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Campredon Centre d'Art, Isle sur la Sorgue

Art centre situated within a beautiful 18th century mansion

The building itself has been protected as a historic monument since 1979 and is worth the journey just for that, let alone the art works inside.

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Visit website Commanderie de Peyrassol, Le Cannet

Commanderie de Peyrassol, Flassans sur Issole

Vineyards with modern art sculptures around the grounds

Acquired in 2001 the Commanderie de Peyrassol, an old Knights Templar staging post, is now one of the outstanding vineyards of Provence. Its reds, whites and rosés are to be found in the finest dining establishments in France and throughout the world.

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