"Fort completed in 1585, updated by
the French military engineer Vauban in the 17th century at the
request of French King Louis XIV. * discover architecture |
historical monument * our favorite: enjoy the panorama over the sea
and observe nightingales and turtledoves, hedgehogs, squirrels and
even red foxes… * opening hours * open from June 1 to September 30:
10.15am-5.30pm from October 1 to May 31: 10.15am-4pm * closed
Mondays, January 1, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 17 km, 45 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 44
(Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan) from Nice:
A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) * SNCF railway station in Antibes *
TAM bus line 200, « la piscine » (swimming pool) bus stop "
route du bord de mer, Antibes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Archaeology Museum
"Archaeological treasures from
excavations on land and in the sea, on shipwrecks near Antipolis. *
discover archaeology on land | underwater archaeology | architecture
| ceramics in antiquity * our favorite exceptional location of the
museum in the heart of Cap d’Antibes * theme itineraries * antipolis
* mediterranean palette * land of civilization * opening hours *
open from June 1 to September 30: 10am-6pm and evening on Friday
until 10pm from October 1 to May 31: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm * closed
Mondays, January 1, May 1, November 1, Christmas day * access * Nice
Côte d’Azur international airport, 17 km, 45 min * from Cannes: A8,
exit 44 (Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan)
from Nice: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) * SNCF railway station in
Antibes * TAM bus line 200, « place de Gaulle » bus stop "
bastion Saint-André - les remparts, Antibes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Napoleonic Museum
"Memorabilia of Emperor Napoleon I and
his family. * discover Napoleon * our favorite the flag offered by
french King Louis XVIII to Antibes with the motto « Fidei servandae
exemplum » recalling the city’s loyalty and resistance to Napoleon
after he landed in Golfe-Juan * opening hours * open 9.30am-11.45am
and 2pm-5.45pm * closed Saturday afternoon, Sundays, bank holidays,
in October * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 17 km,
45 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 44 (Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis,
Vallauris, Golfe-Juan) from Nice: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) *
SNCF railway station in Antibes * TAM bus line 200, « place de
Gaulle » bus stop or line 2A from the coach station, « Eden Roc »
bus stop "
avenue J. Kennedy, Antibes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Peynet and Satirical
Cartoonists’ Museum
"Drawings by Peynet, Plantu, Moizan,
Ricord... Sets, costumes, sculptures, porcelain. * discover
satirical cartoons * our favorite Peynet’s romantic universe * theme
itineraries * echinopsis * opening hours * open from June 1 to
September 30: 10am-6pm from October 1 to May 31: 10am-12pm and
2pm-6pm * closed Mondays, January 1, Christmas day * access * Nice
Côte d’Azur international airport, 17 km, 45 min "
place nationale - vieil Antibes, Antibes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Picasso Museum
"collections Picasso’s studio in 1946.
Works by Picasso, Ernst, Magnelli, Picabia, Atlan, Hartung, Richier,
de Staël, and more contemporary artists: Viallat, Dezeuze, Pages,
Stockholder... * discover contemporary art | modern art | fine arts
| sculpture * our favorite « the fort carré of Antibes », painted in
1955 by Nicolas de Staël * theme itineraries * antipolis * the joy
of living * the emotion of color * opening hours * open from June 1
to September 30: 10am-6pm and evening on Friday until 10pm from
October 1 from May 31: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm * closed Mondays,
January 1, May 1, November 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 17 km, 45 min * from Cannes: A8, exit
44 (Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan) from
Nice: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) * SNCF railway station in
Antibes * TAM bus line 200, « place de Gaulle » bus stop "
château Grimaldi, Antibes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Bonsaï museum
"collections 2,000-m2 japanese garden.
Bonsai from all over the world. * discover garden * our favorite
growing bonsai mediterranean olive trees * opening hours * open from
April 1 to September 30: 10am-12pm and 3pm-6.30pm from October 1 to
March 31: 10am-12pm and 2pm-5.30pm * closed Tuesdays * access * Nice
Côte d’Azur international airport, 15 km, 30 min * from Cannes: A8,
exit 44 (Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan)
from Nice: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) * SNCF railway station in
Biot * TAM bus line 200, « Biot gare » bus stop + STGA bus line10A,
« Fernand Léger » bus stop "
299 chemin du Val de Pome, Biot,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Fernand Léger National
Museum
"collections A museum dedicated to
Léger, with 348 original works by the artist: drawings, paintings,
sketches... * discover contemporary art | 20th-century ceramics |
garden * our favorite « Mona Lisa with keys », painted by Fernand
Léger in 1930 * theme itineraries * the joy of living * the emotion
of color * opening hours * open from April 1 to June 30:
10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm from July 1 to September 30: 10.30am-6pm
from October 1 to March 31: 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-5.30pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 15 km, 30 min * from Cannes: A8, exit
44 (Antibes, Juan, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan) from
Nice: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet) * SNCF railway station in Biot
* TAM bus line 200, « gare SNCF » bus stop + STGA bus line10A, «
Fernand Léger » bus stop "
chemin du Val de Pome, Biot,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Grimaldi castle and
museum
"collections Archaeology, modern art
from the mediterranean, museum of the olive tree. Suzy Solidor
donation: portraits by Dufy, Picabia, Kisling, Cocteau... * discover
archaeology on land | architecture | modern art | ethnology | local
and regional history | garden | painting * our favorite the beauty
of the castle with its inner garden * theme itineraries * echinopsis
* opening hours * open from May 2 to September 30: 10am-12pm and
2pm-6pm from October 1 to April 30: 10am-12pm and 2pm-5pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, from November 12 to December 6,
Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 8
km, 25 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet,
Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence)
* SNCF railway station in Cagnes-sur-mer * TAM bus line 200, «
station centrale » bus stop "
place Grimaldi, Cagnes-sur-Mer,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Renoir museum
"collections Auguste Renoir’s last
home, with some ten original paintings and his personal possessions.
* discover contemporary art | fine arts | garden | artist’s home |
furniture | portraits and photographs * our favorite « the farm of
les collettes », by Renoir, 1915 * theme itineraries * echinopsis *
the joy of living * the emotion of color * opening hours * open from
May 2 to September 30: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm from October 1 to April
30: 10am-12pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, from
Novembre 1 to November 21, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 8 km, 25 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet,
Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence)
* SNCF railway station in Cagnes-sur-mer * TAM bus line 200, «
Pompidou » bus stop "
chemin des collettes, Cagnes-sur-Mer,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
la Castre museum
"collections Mediterranean
archaeology, ethnology and primitive art along with a large
collection of musical instruments from all over the world. Fine
arts: painters from Cannes and Provence. * discover archaeology on
land | contemporary art | primitive art | Asia | fine arts | music |
Oceania | 19th-century french painting | provençal painting |
prehistory and antiquity * our favorite Rembaramb, funerary statue
(202 cm) brought from Vanuatu in 1974 * theme itineraries * land of
civilization * opening hours open April, May: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
from June 1 to August 31: 10am-1pm and 3pm-7pm September: 10am-1pm
and 2pm-6pm from October 1 to March 31: 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm *
closed Mondays, January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11, Christmas
day, closed annually in November * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 26 km, 45 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42
(Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from
Menton: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins,
Mouans-Sartoux) * SNCF railway station in Cannes * TAM bus lines
200, 600, « gare routière » bus stop, then approximately 15 min on
foot on the slope "
le Suquet, Cannes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
la Malmaison
"collections Built in the 19th
century, la Malmaison presents temporary exhibitions. discover
architecture | contemporary art | modern art our favorite
exceptional location of museum on famous La Croisette * opening
hours open April, May: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm from June 1 to August
31: 10am-1pm and 3pm-7pm September: 10am-1pm and 2pm-6pm from
October 1 to March 31: 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Mondays,
January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11, Christmas day, closed
annually in November * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international
airport, 26 km, 45 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre,
Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from Menton: A8, exit 42
(Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) * SNCF
railway station in Cannes * TAM bus line 200, « gare routière » bus
stop or line 600, « gare SNCF » bus stop + Bus Azur bus line 8, «
Noga Hilton » bus stop "
47 la Croisette, Cannes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Museum of the Sea
"collections Fort Royal with its
former prisons, including the man in the iron mask’s cell. Murals by
Jean Le Gac. Archaeology on land and underwater. Temporary
exhibitions of photography. * discover underwater archaeology |
architecture | contemporary art | local and regional history | naval
history | prehistory and antiquity * our favorite the prison cell
occupied by the man in the iron mask from 1687 to 1698, a « prisoner
whose name no one knew, whose face no one had seen, a living
mystery, a shadow, an enigma, a problem » (Victor Hugo). Three
centuries later, the mystery remains… * theme itineraries * land of
civilization * opening hours * open from April 1 to September 30:
10.30am-1.15pm and 2.15pm-5.45pm from October 1 to March 31:
10.30am-1.15pm and 2.15pm-4.45pm * closed Mondays, January 1, May 1,
November 1, November 11, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 26 km, 45 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42
(Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from
Menton: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins,
Mouans-Sartoux) * SNCF railway station in Cannes * TAM bus line 200,
« gare routière » bus stop or line 600, « gare SNCF » bus stop then,
the harbor station to reach the island by boat "
île Sainte-Marguerite, Cannes,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Exotic Garden
"collections At the highest point in
the mediaeval village, this garden set up in the ruins of a fortress
suspended 429 meters above the mediterranean sea displays hundreds
of exotic plants. * discover garden * our favorite at the top of the
garden in the castle ruins, the panoramic orientation table made of
glazed lava, details the coast of the Riviera all the way to
Saint-Tropez * theme itineraries * echinopsis * opening hours * open
January: 9am-5.30pm February, March: 9am-6pm April, May: 9am-6.30pm
June: 9am-7.30pm July, August: 9am-8pm September: 9am-7pm October:
9am-6pm November, December: 9am-5pm * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 27 km, 40 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 50
(Nice centre) from Menton: A8, exit 58 (Monaco, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,
Beausoleil, La Turbie, Eze) * TAM bus line 112, « Eze-village » bus
stop "
Eze,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Cloister of the
Cathedral
"collections A romanesque cloister
with a timber framework, attached to the ancient cathedral housing a
5th century baptistery. * discover architecture * our favorite the
ceilings with wooden panels featuring human beings, animals and
fantastic creatures * opening hours * open from April 1 to September
30: 9am-7pm from October 1 to March 31: 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm *
closed Mondays from October 1 to March 31, January 1, May 1,
November 1, November 11, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport 60 km, 40 min Toulon international airport 96
km, 70 min Marseille Provence international airport 141 km, 90 min *
from Cannes: A8, exit 38 (Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël) from Toulon: A57,
exit 37 (Puget-sur-Argens, Fréjus-Quartier ouest) * SNCF railway
station in Fréjus "
58 rue du Cardinal Fleury, Fréjus,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Museum of Provençal
Art and History
"collections An 18th-century private
home with a beautiful formal garden, a museum since 1921.
Collections of paintings, provençal furniture and faience from
Moustiers. * discover archaeology on land | decorative art |
religious art | fine arts | ethnology | local and regional history |
garden | furniture | prehistory and antiquity * our favorite the
museum is located in an elegant 18th-century private residence *
theme itineraries * echinopsis * provençal intimacy * land of
civilization * opening hours * open from June 1 to September 30:
10am-7pm in October and from December 1 to May 31: 10am-12.30pm and
2pm-5.30pm * closed Tuesdays from October 1 to May 31, in November,
bank holidays * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 31
km, 31 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le
Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer,
Vence) * TAM bus line 500, « gare routière » bus stop or line 600, «
cours H. Cresp / Ossola » bus stop "
2 rue Mirabeau, Grasse,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
International Museum
of Perfumery
" collections Techniques and processes
used by master perfumers: enfleurage, distillation, extraction. Many
manufacturing apparatus, perfumes bottles from antiquity to the
present (Guimard, Lalique...). * discover decorative art | art and
techniques | garden | perfume | natural science * our favorite Queen
Marie-Antoinette’s overnight bag, one of the museum’s most precious
items * theme itineraries * echinopsis * provençal intimacy *
mediterranean palette * opening hours * open from June 1 to
September 30: 10am-7pm in October and from December 1 to May 31:
10am-12.30pm and 2pm-5.30pm * closed Tuesdays from October 1 to May
31, in November, bank holidays * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 31 km, 31 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42
(Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from
Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence) * TAM bus line 500, « gare
routière » bus stop or line 600, « cours H. Cresp / Ossola » bus
stop "
8 place du Cours, Grasse,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
museum
"collections Late 17th-century private
home. Works by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. * discover fine arts | garden
| artist’s home | historical monument | 18th-century french painting
* our favorite the « gimblette », statuette by Antonin Fragonard
circa 1850 * theme itineraries * echinopsis * provençal intimacy *
opening hours * open from June 1 to September 30: 10am-7pm in
October and from December 1 to May 31: 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-5.30pm *
closed Tuesdays from October 1 to May 31, in November, bank holidays
* access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 31 km, 31 min *
from Marseille: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet,
Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer,
Vence) * TAM bus line 500, « gare routière » bus stop or line 600, «
cours H. Cresp / Ossola » bus stop "
23 boulevard Fragonard, Grasse,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Trophée d’Auguste
"collections Commemorative monument
dedicated to the Emperor Augustus, one of only two ancient roman
trophies still standing. * discover archaeology on land | historical
monument | on-site museum * our favorite bas-reliefs of angels *
theme itineraries * land of civilization * between the sea and
mountains * opening hours * open from April 1 to 20 June: 9.30am-6pm
from June 21 to September 20: 9.30am-7pm from September 21 to March
31: 10am-5pm * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 25
km, 20 min * from Nice: A8, exit 57 (La Turbie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin)
from Menton: A8, exit 58 (Monaco, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Beausoleil,
La Turbie, Eze) * TAM bus line 115 or line 116, « Village » bus stop
"
avenue Albert 1er, La Turbie,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Abbey of le Thoronet
"collections Built at the end of the
12th century the abbey of le Thoronet is one of the « three
provençal sister abbeys ». It is also a magnificent example of
cistercian architecture. * discover architecture | historical
monument * our favorite the plenitude of inner spaces * opening
hours * open from April 1 to September 30: 9am-7pm and Sundays:
9am-12pm and 2pm-7pm from October 1 to March 31: 10am-1pm and
2pm-5pm * closed January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11,
Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport 100
km, 60 min Toulon international airport 67 km, 55 min Marseille
Provence international airport 104 km, 85 min * from Cannes: A57,
exit 13 (Le Cannet-des-Maures, Le Luc, Vidauban, La Garde-Frenet)
from Marseille: A57, exit 13 (Le Cannet-des-Maures, Le Luc, Vidauban,
La Garde-Frenet)"
Le Thoronet,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Jean Cocteau museum
"collections 17th-century bastion
housing the only museum in the world entirely dedicated to Jean
Cocteau’s work and designed by the artist himself. Drawings,
tapestries, watercolors, pastels, ceramics, faience... * discover
architecture | decorative art | modern art | ceramics * our favorite
the museum was entirely designed by Jean Cocteau, from the shape of
the staircase to the wrought-iron display cases * theme itineraries
* the emotion of color * opening hours * open 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
* closed Tuesdays, bank holidays * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 39 km, 30 min * from Nice: A8, exit 59 (Menton,
Sospel) from Italy: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel) * SNCF railway
station in Menton * TAM bus line 100, « gare routière » bus stop +
Transports Urbains Mentonnais bus line 3, « le port » bus stop "
le bastion - quai Napoléon III, Menton,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
The Wedding Hall
"collections Wedding hall decorated by
Jean Cocteau and featuring centaurs, Pegasus, Eurydice, Orpheus... *
discover contemporary art * our favorite mythology illustrated by
Jean Cocteau * theme itineraries * the emotion of color * opening
hours * open 8.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-5pm * closed Saturdays,
Sundays, bank holidays * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international
airport, 39 km, 30 min * from Nice: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel)
from Italy: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel) * SNCF railway station in
Menton * TAM bus line 100, « gare routière » bus stop + Transports
Urbains Mentonnais bus line 3, « le port » bus stop "
hôtel de ville - place Ardoïno, Menton,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Espace de l’Art
Concret
"collections 16th-century castle.
Museum dedicated to concrete art in all its forms founded in 1990
around the Sybil-Albers-Barrier collection. * discover architecture
| constructive and concrete art | contemporary art | garden * our
favorite the espace de l’art concret privileges contact between the
public and the works, on the basis of attentive individual
conversations * opening hours * open from June 1 to September 30:
11am-7pm from October 1 to May 31: 11am-6pm * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 28 km, 45 min * from Marseille: A8,
exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux)
from Nice: A8, exit 44 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins,
Mouans-Sartoux) * TAM bus line 600, « Mouans-Sartoux place du marché
» bus stop "
château de mouans-sartoux, Mouans-Sartoux,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Photography Museum
"collections Photographs of Picasso by
Villers, Doisneau, Lartigue, Clergue, Gatti... Photographs of
Mougins in the 1900s. Antique cameras. * discover contemporary art |
photography | portrait * our favorite Pablo Picasso’s private
moments photographed by André Villers * opening hours * open from
October 1 to June 30: Wednesday to Saturday 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
Sundays and bank holidays 2pm-6pm from July 1 to September 30:
10am-8pm * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 27 km,
20 min * from Marseille: A8, exit 42 (Cannes centre, Grasse, Le
Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) from Nice: A8, exit 42 (Cannes
centre, Grasse, Le Cannet, Mougins, Mouans-Sartoux) * TAM bus line
600, « val de Mougins » bus stop "
porte sarrazine, Mougins,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art
"collections Contemporary art: 1960s
and 1970s, new realism, pop art, american abstraction, fluxus. Works
by Liechtenstein, Warhol, Segal, Klein... * discover architecture |
contemporary art | modern art * our favorite « blue monochrome », by
Yves Klein (1959), and « nissa bella » by Martial Raysse * theme
itineraries * special exhibitions - ephemerals * promenade of the
arts * mediterranean palette * opening hours * open 10am-6pm *
closed Tuesdays, January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas day * access *
Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 11 km, 35 min * from Cannes:
A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d'Azur, Centre administratif, M.I.N.)
from Menton: A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d’Azur, Nice- Saint-Augustin,
Centre administratif, M.I.N.) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville *
TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus
stop "
promenade des arts, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Naval Museum
"collections In a listed historic
monument, weapons, instruments of navigation, models... * discover
naval history * our favorite scale models of the port * opening
hours * open from June 1 to September 30: 10am-12pm and 2pm-7pm from
October 1 to May 31: 10am-12pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Mondays,
Tuesdays, January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice
Côte d’Azur international airport, 11 km, 35 min * from Cannes: A8,
exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d'Azur, Centre administratif, M.I.N.)
from Menton: A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d’Azur, Nice-Saint-Augustin,
Centre administratif, M.I.N.) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville *
TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus
stop"
tour Bellanda - parc du château, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Terra Amata Human
Palaeontology museum
"collections Prehistoric site (400,000
years old) with ancient hearths. Acheulean tools, animal bones,
dwellings, casts of occupation levels and reconstructions. *
discover prehistory and antiquity * our favorite the bones of wild
predators hunted by man * opening hours * open 9am-12pm and 2pm-6pm
* closed Mondays, January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas day * access *
Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 11 km, 35 min * from Cannes:
A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d'Azur, Centre administratif, M.I.N.)
from Menton: A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d’Azur, Nice-Saint-Augustin,
Centre administratif, M.I.N.) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville *
TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus
stop + Sunbus bus lines 1, 2, 14, « le port » bus stop "
25 boulevard Carnot, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Asian Arts museum
"collections An illustration of the
diversity of asian art: contemporary creations, classic works,
ethnic artifacts, costumes, ornaments, everyday objects... *
discover architecture | Asia | costumes | furniture * our favorite
Haniwa horse - Japan, 6th-century AD * theme itineraries *
mediterranean palette * opening hours * open from May 2 to October
15: 10am-6pm from October 16 to April 30: 10am-5pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 1 km, 10 min * from Cannes: A8, exit
51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d'Azur, Centre administratif, M.I.N.) from
Menton: A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d’Azur, Nice-Saint-Augustin,
Centre administratif, M.I.N.) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville *
TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, « gare routière » bus stop + TAM
bus lines 200, 500, « Aéroport Terminal 1 » bus stop "
405 promenade des Anglais, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Fine Arts museum
"collections Collections of french,
italian and flemish works (15th to 20th centuries). Neo-classical
and impressionist paintings (Boudin, Sisley, Degas, Monet),
sculptures by Rodin and Carpeaux... * discover architecture | fine
arts | 17th-century italian and flemish painting | 18th-century
french painting | 19th-century french painting | painting in the 1st
half of the 20th century | portraits and photographs | 19th-century
french sculpture * our favorite the room devoted to the Van Loo
family, the room devoted to the Van Loo family, « theseus » and «
pulcinella » in particular * theme itineraries * promenade of the
arts * opening hours * open 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm * closed Mondays,
January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 11 km, 20 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 50
(Nice centre) from Menton: A8, exit 55 (Nice centre, Nice l’Ariane,
Nice le port, Saint-André, la Trinité) * SNCF railway station in
Nice ville * TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare
routière » bus stop + TAM bus lines 200, « Grosso » bus stop "
33 avenue des Baumettes, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Archaeology Museum and
site
"collections Ruins of the ancient
roman baths, baptistery, houses, streets... Artefacts from
archaeological excavations in Cimiez (ancient Cemenelum) and
neighboring sites. * discover archaeology on land | ceramics in
antiquity | local and regional history | furniture | historical
monument | on-site museum | numismatics | prehistory and antiquity *
our favorite mask of Silenus, ground floor * theme itineraries *
land of civilization * cimiez * opening hours * open from April 1 to
September 30: 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm from October 1 to March 31:
10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Mondays, January 1, Easter, May 1,
Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 11
km, 40 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 54 (Nice nord) from Menton: A8,
exit 54 (Nice nord) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville * TAM bus
lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus stop +
Sunbus bus line17, « les arènes » bus stop "
160 avenue des arènes, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
A. Jakovsky
international museum of naive art
"collections House built in the late
19th century by the perfumer Coty. Jakovsky donation: more than 600
paintings, drawings and sculptures. * discover modern art | naive
art | local and regional history | garden * our favorite portraits
of Anatole Jakovsky * theme itineraries * echinopsis * promenade of
the arts * opening hours * open 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice
Côte d’Azur international airport, 5 km, 20 min * from Cannes: A8,
exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d'Azur, Centre administratif, M.I.N.)
from Menton: A8, exit 51 (Aéroport Nice-Côte-d’Azur, Nice-Saint-Augustin,
Centre administratif, M.I.N.) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville *
TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus
stop + TAM bus line 200, « St Hélène » bus stop "
château Sainte-Hélène - avenue Val-Marie, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Marc Chagall National
Biblical Message museum
"collections The world’s largest
public collection of works by Chagall: seventeen paintings,
canvases, gouaches, drawings, ink washes, pastels and sculptures on
the theme of religion. * discover modern art | religious art |
garden * our favorite the museum, built on the hill of l’Oliveto,
stands in a park full of mediterranean trees (pine, olive,
eucalyptus, cypress and palm trees) carefully tended to, like the
garden, with lavender and solanaceae, with its harmony of green,
blue and white * theme itineraries * special exhibitions -
ephemerals 2002 * the emotion of color * cimiez * opening hours *
open from July 1 to September 30: 10am-6pm from October 1 to June
30: 10am-5pm * closed Tuesdays, January 1, Easter, May 1, Christmas
day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 11 km, 40 min
* from Cannes: A8, exit 54 (Nice nord) from Menton: A8, exit 54
(Nice nord) * SNCF railway station in Nice ville * TAM bus lines
100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500, « gare routière » bus stop + Sunbus
bus line 15 (Gioffredo street), « musée Chagall » bus stop "
avenue du docteur Ménard, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Matisse Museum
"collections Genoan villa. Matisse’s
personal collection, with his most famous paintings, virtually all
of his sculptures, drawings, gouaches, prints and illustrated books.
* discover architecture | contemporary art | portraits and
photographs | sculpture * our favorite « storm in Nice », oil on
canvas (1919), and « rocaille armchair » (1946), two works by Henri
Matisse * theme itineraries * the emotion of color * cimiez *
mediterranean palette * opening hours * open from April 1 to
September 30: 10am-6pm from October 1 to March 31: 10am-5pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 11 km, 40 min * from Cannes: A8, exit
54 (Nice nord) from Menton: A8, exit 54 (Nice nord) * SNCF railway
station in Nice ville * TAM bus lines 100, 112, 115, 116, 200, 500,
« gare routière » bus stop + Sunbus bus lines 17, 25, « monastère -
Matisse » bus stop "
164 avenue des arènes de Cimiez, Nice,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Roudoule Valley
Ecomuseum
"collections Traditional arts and
customs of the hinterland of Nice. Exhibitions, discovery tours... *
to discover local and regional history | prehistory and antiquity |
natural science * our favorite immersion in the mountain hinterland
of Nice * opening hours * open 10am-12pm and 2pm-6pm by reservation
Saturday and Sunday from November 1 to March 31 * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 65 km, 56 min * from Cannes: A8, exit
52 (Digne, Grenoble, Nice-Saint-Isidore, Carros) from Menton: A8,
exit 52 (Digne, Grenoble, Nice-Saint-Isidore, Carros) "
place des tilleuls, Puget-Rostang,
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FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Mediaeval Castle
"collections Castle built in the 10th
century by the Counts of Ventimiglia. * discover architecture * our
favorite the castle parapet walk around the keep leads to an
imposing terrace with a vertiginous panorama * opening hours * open
February, March 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm April, May, June
10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6.30pm July, August 10am-12.30pm and 3pm-7.30pm
September 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6.30pm October 10am-12.30pm and
2pm-6pm November, December, January 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-5pm *
access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 36 km, 35 min *
from Nice: A8, exit 57 (La Turbie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin) from
Italy: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel) * TAM bus line 100, « 2e hameau
» bus stop + TAM bus line Village, « le lavoir » bus stop "
place William Ingram, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Museum of Local
History Wax museum and Photograph gallery
"collections The magic of history: a
mediaeval atmosphere with wax figures representing french king
Francis I and the serenity of black-and-white photography (Montand,
Chagall, festivities, the village). Temporary exhibitions of
photography. * discover photography * our favorite black-and-white
photographs of Yves Montand and Simone Signoret in Saint-Paul *
opening hours * open 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-5.30pm * closed January
1, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport,
15 km, 45 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet,
Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence)
* TAM bus line 200, « Cagnes gare » bus stop + SAP bus lines 400,
410, « Saint-Paul » bus stop "
place de l’église, St Paul-de-Vence,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Monastery of Saorge
"collections Monastery built in 1633
by franciscan monks with its baroque church. Cloister decorated with
18th-century murals and sundials. * to discover architecture * our
favorite 18th-century mural in the cloister illustrating the life of
Saint Francis of Assisi * theme itineraries * between the sea and
mountains * opening hours * open from April 1 to 31 October: 2pm-6pm
Saturdays and Sundays from November 1 to March 31: 2pm-5pm * closed
Tuesdays, January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11, Christmas day *
access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 76 km, 75 min *
from Nice: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel) from Italy: A10 / E80, exit
Vintimille, Cuneo "
Saorge,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Fortifications of
Mont-Barbonnet Alpine Military museum
"collections Fort built by general
Séré de Rivières between 1883 and 1886, at an altitude reaching 847
meters. Fort on the Maginot line completed from 1932 to 1934. *
discover architecture * our favorite key stronghold on the famous
Maginot line * opening hours * open Saturday and Sunday from July 1
to August 31: tour at 3pm * access * Q Nice Côte d’Azur
international airport, 50 km, 60 min * from Nice: A8, exit 59 (Menton,
Sospel) from Italy: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel) please note Since
coaches cannot reach the fort, there is a shuttle service between
the parking area and the fort by reservation. Price: approximately
45 E for 17 pax (tel + 33 (0)4 93 04 01 24 - fax + 33 (0)4 93 04 16
41 contact: Mr Rey or Ms Guillaumat) "
col Saint-Jean - D 2204, Sospel,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Les Merveilles museum
"collections Bronze age petroglyphs. A
journey into our distant past thanks to ultramodern museographic
techniques. * discover archaeology | rock art | ethnology | local
and regional history * our favorite small bronze bull, early bronze
age * theme itineraries * land of civilization * between the sea and
mountains * opening hours * open from May 2 to October 15:
10am-6.30pm from October 16 to April 30: 10am-5pm * closed Tuesdays,
January 1, from March 12 to March 24, May 1, from November 13 to
November 25, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international
airport, 88 km, 80 min * from Nice: A8, exit 59 (Menton, Sospel)
from Italy: A10, exit Vintimille, Cuneo * SNCF railway station in
Tende "
avenue du 16 septembre 1947, Tende,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Magnelli Museum,
Ceramic museum
"collections Collection of pre-columbian
art, as well as the art-nouveau and art-deco movements... Prints and
ceramics by Picasso, contemporary artists and designers, abstract
works by Magnelli... * discover contemporary art | decorative art |
pre-columbian art | art nouveau (modern style) | ceramics * our
favorite « man with a sheep », bronze statue by Pablo Picasso *
theme itineraries * the emotion of color * opening hours * open from
June 15 to September 15: 10am-12.15pm and 2pm-6pm from September 16
to June 14: 10am-12.15pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Tuesdays, January 1,
May 1, November 1, November 11, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 21 km, 40 min * from Marseille: A8,
exit 44 (Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan)
from Nice: A8, exit 44 (Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan,
Sophia-Antipolis, Valbonne) * SNCF railway station in Golfe-Juan
Vallauris * TAM bus line 200, « square Nabonnand » bus stop + STGA
bus line 4V, « gare routière » bus stop "
place de la libération, Vallauris,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Picasso National « War
and Peace » museum
"collections Museum housed in a
13th-century romanesque chapel. « War and Peace », a monumental
composition (125 m2) by Picasso, 1952 to 1953. * discover
contemporary art | decorative art * our favorite «war and peace »,
work by Picasso for the romanesque chapel in the castle * theme
itineraries * the emotion of color * opening hours * open from June
15 to September 15: 10am-12.15pm and 2pm-6pm from September 16 to
June 14: 10am-12.15pm and 2pm-5pm * closed Tuesdays, January 1, May
1, November 1, November 11, Christmas day * access * Nice Côte
d’Azur international airport, 21 km, 40 min * from Marseille: A8,
exit 44 (Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Sophia-Antipolis, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan)
from Nice: A8, exit 44 (Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan,
Sophia-Antipolis, Valbonne) * SNCF railway station in Golfe-Juan
Vallauris * TAM bus line 200, « square Nabonnand » bus stop + STGA
bus line 4V, « gare routière » bus stop "
place de la libération, Vallauris,
*Special Offer:
FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
Villeneuve Castle
"collections Impressive architectural
complex, formerly the home of the lords of Vence. Theme exhibitions
of 20th-century art. * discover contemporary art | modern art * our
favorite approach to contemporary art in the diversity of its
practice * opening hours * open from July 1 to September 30:
10am-6pm from October 1 to June 30: 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-6pm *
closed Mondays * access * Nice Côte d’Azur international airport, 17
km, 45 min * from Cannes: A8, exit 47 (Villeneuve-Loubet,
Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence) from Nice: A8, exit 48 (Cagnes-sur-mer, Vence)
* TAM bus line 200, « Cagnes gare » bus stop + Vence SAP bus lines
400, 410, « place du grand jardin » bus stop "
4 place du frêne, Vence,
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FREE with the French Riviera Museum Pass:
