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Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

Discover and book the top Provence sights

L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

L'Essentiel de Lavande, Grignan

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!

Musee de la Lavande, near Gordes

Musee de la Lavande

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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Musee des tapisseries Tapestry

Location
Aix-en-Provence

The Musee des Tapisseries houses a rich collection of 17th and 18th Century tapestries, including a collection called 'Grotesques' - theatrical taspestrie made in Beauvais cir. 1689, and also 'L'histoire de Don Quichotte' of 1735 unique in the world.

Musee des Merveilles, Tende

Musee des Merveilles, Tende

This museum was created to protect one of the most important petroglyph sites in Europe, in the Merveilles Valley (valley of Wonders).

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Musee d'Allauch Symbols and Sacred, Allauch

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.

Mines de Bruoux, nr Apt

Mines de Bruoux, Apt

This area is well known for it's ochre pigment found in the soil, and a tour of the Mines de Bruoux show you the underground caverns that were created.

La Scourtinerie, Nyons

La Scourtinerie, Nyons

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

Fondation Van Gogh, Arles

Fondation 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.

Coca Cola Museum, Avignon

Coca-Cola Museum

Location
Avignon

Collector Michel Houche, has filled his house in Avignon, with over 4000 different pieces of Coca Cola memorabilia, creating a unique collection which tells an interesting story behind the brand.

Planetarium, Nimes

Planetarium, Nimes

See the universe projected onto the roof of a large room filled with 65 comfortable seats, and wonder at the scale of it all.

Synagogue de Cavaillon

Synagogue de Cavaillon

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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Petit Palais museum

Location
Avignon

The Petit Palais museum owes its name to the familiar name of the Archbishops Palace in which it is installed, name that it was given by reference to the great neighbouring palace: the Palais des Papes.

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

Musee du Vin Brotte, Chateauneuf du Pape

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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Musee Yves Brayer paintings, Les Baux de Provence

Location
Les Baux-de-Provence

Opened in 1991, the Yves Brayer Museum displays a hundred or so canvas paintings, watercolours and drawings representative of the artist's work.

L'Occitane Museum Manosque

Occitane Museum, Manosque

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

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Parfumerie Molinard, Grasse

Location
Grasse

Grasse is the world capital of perfumes. At this museum you can discover the ancient tradition of parfumerie and learn how to create your own, unique scent.

Musee des Aromes et du parfum, Graveson-en-provence

Musee des Aromes et du parfum, Graveson-en-provence

Between Alpilles and Montagnette, near Les Baux-de-Provence and St. Remy, the Museum of Aroma and Perfume Graveson-en-Provence welcomes you to the land of fragrances. For nearly twenty years in the former cellars of the Abbey of Saint Michel de Frigolet.

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Les Agnels Lavender Distillery

This family run lavender distillery situated on the scenic drive between Buoux and Apt, offers guided visits of the lavender distillation and manufacture of essential oils, floral waters.