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Musée Granet
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rue Cardinale
tel : 04 42 38 14 70
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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.
open:
10 am - 12 noon and 2 pm - 6 pm every day except Tuesdays and
public holidays.
Entry: 2 euros
free up to age 25
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Musée du Vieil Aix
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17, rue Gaston de Saporta
tel : 04 42 21 43 53
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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.
open:
10 am-12 noon and 2:30 pm-6 pm every day except Mondays and
public holidays.
(Closes 5pm. in winter.)
Entry 2 euros
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Atelier Cézanne
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9 avenue Paul Cézanne
tel : 04 42 21 06 53
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.
open:
Wednesday - Monday 10 am-12 noon and 2 pm-5pm.
Entry: 2 euros
free up to age 25
www.atelier-cezanne.com
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Pavillon Vendôme
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32 rue Célony
tel : 04 42 21 05 78
One of Aix’s more delightful and worst-kept secrets,
a love-nest built by Louis de Mercoeur,
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.
open:
10 am - 12 noon and 1:30pm-17:30pm, Wednesday through Monday.
Entry 2 euros
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Museum d’Histoire Naturelle
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6 rue Espariat
tel : 04 42 26 23 67
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Housed in the prestigious Hôtel
Boyer d’Eguilles, the Museum’s collections
of fishs, insects, plants, dinosaurs and their eggs take you
on a sixty million year trip in time.
open:
10 am-12 noon and 1 pm-5pm every day.
Entry: 2 euros
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