Museum / Gallery Sights in Provence

This museum was founded in 1821 and the collection was originally housed in the Maison Carree, moving to its current location in 1907.

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

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

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.

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

This wine museum situated just outside of Ansouis is a must for all wine lovers, and a fascinating for all amateurs.

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

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

Located in a gorgeous 18th century building int eh centre of Avignon, this museum's mission is to share with the public the wonderful collection of paintings and furniture inherited from the couturier Jacques Doucet (1853-1929).

Located not far from Aix centre, this museum and shop explains a little about the history of how this unusual sweet is made.

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.

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.

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

At the beginning of World War II, France interned all Austrian and German nationals who were living in France at the time, and Les Milles was the prison for the south eastern region.

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

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!

The Collection Lambert is a wonderful gallery featuring modern art from the 1960's.

The tour will tell you the fascinating story of soap in Provence, which starts in the Middle Ages.