Calisson Museum
Located not far from Aix centre, this museum and shop explains a little about the history of how this unusual sweet is made.
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Located not far from Aix centre, this museum and shop explains a little about the history of how this unusual sweet is made.
This little museum is jam-packed from floor to ceiling with a great collection of vintage and classic motorbikes.
This is Aix's fine art gallery, housed in the 17th century Palais de Malte. The collections includes works by a variety of European painters, including two by Rubens and a small selection of Paul Cezanne.
Cezannes studio was created in Aix-en-Provence in 1902 and this is where he worked until he died in 1906.
This historic perfume factory is in the heart of the Old Town and is one of the oldest in Grasse, constructed in 1782.
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.
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.
This museum was founded in 1821 and the collection was originally housed in the Maison Carree, moving to its current location in 1907.
This museum owes its growth to the naturalist Esprit Requien (1758-1851), who was the most famous of Avignon scientists of his time. From an old middle class family, he devoted himself early to botany. By age 18, he is active in the Botanical Garden of the city of Avignon and is a herbarium that quickly acquired great importance.
The tour will tell you the fascinating story of soap in Provence, which starts in the Middle Ages.
A small gallery with a good collection of contemporary and modern art.
Located in the former farmhouse at Rousty Bridge the Camargue Museum reopened in November 2013 after a year of renovation.
The truffle has a long history here in Aups; for many years now they have been grown, harvested, retailed, shared and eaten.
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.
Originally a stone quarry, the Carrieres de Lumieres has been transformed into a backdrop for a stunning audio visual show, where images are projected on to the walls and the floor. Each year a different artist and theme is chosen to lead the display.
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.
Not only is this modern building home to the museum of contemporary art, but it also houses Nimes central library.
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”.