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Musée
Granet |
place
saint Jean de Malte
tel
: (+33) 442 381 470
on
the map Housed
in the historic priory of the Order
of the Knights of St. John next
to the church of Saint Jean de Malte,
rue Cardinale, the “Granet” contains
important collections from the 17th
and 18th centuries, pre-Roman statuary
from Entremont, the oppidum
2 kms to the north of Aix; also, famous
canvases by Guy Constantin, Granet,
Ingres, as well as a clutch of
lesser known Cézannes.
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Musée
du Vieil Aix |
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17,
rue Gaston de Saporta
tel : (+33) 442 214 455
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the map
Noteworthy
for its magnificent doorway, vestibule and staircase, with its
wrought-iron balustrade. The Hôtel d’Estienne de
Saint Jean, one of three Aix town houses attributed to Pierre
Puget, recalls a time when Aix was the elegant capital of
Provence.
mornings
:10 am til noon
afternoons : 2:30 pm til 6 pm
closed Mondays and National holidays.
(closes at 5pm in winter)
Entrance
fee : 4 euros |
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Museum
of Natural History
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Housed
in the prestigious
Hôtel Boyer d’Eguilles,
the Museum’s collections of fish, insects,
plants, dinosaurs and their eggs take you on
a sixty million year trip in time.
mornings
: 10 am til noon
afternoons : 1 pm til 5pm
Entrance
fee : 2 euros
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Atelier
Cézanne |
9
avenue Paul Cézanne
tel
: (+33) 442 210 653
A
ten-minute hike uphill from the parking Pasteur,
on your left hand, overlooking Aix and surrounding countryside.
The view is now limited by urban and natural growth,
though the atelier has retained much of its 19th century
atmosphere, furnishings, and memorabilia.... a shrine.
mornings
: 10 am til 12 noon
afternoons
: 2 pm til
5pm.
Entrance fee : 5,50
euros
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Pavillon
Vendôme |
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32
rue Célony
tel : (+33) 442 210 578
One
of Aix’s more delightful and worst-kept secrets, a
love-nest built by Louis de Mercœur, Governor
of Provence, for his “friend,” la Belle du
Canet. Set in a "jardin à la française” it
is furnished with period pieces, tastefully restored. Frequent
exhibitions are largely devoted to the history of Aix.
mornings
: 10 am til 12:30pm
afternoons : 1:30pm-17:30pm,
closed Mondays, Christamas day and
Labour day.
Entrance
fee : 2 euros
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Oppidum
d'Entremont
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Celto-Ligurian
stronghold
3km
north of Aix
route
de Puyricard
tel
: (+33) 422 631 320 we
call Entremont,
just outside the city
limits on the plateau
de Puyricard.
An archaeological excavation
first realised by the German
luftwaffer (air-force)
during world war II (while
setting up radars for
the regions defensive
shield)
mornings
: 10 am
til noon
afternoons
: 2
pm- 5:30pm
closed Tuesdays
and National
holidays
Entrance
fee : free
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