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Roman Amphitheatre
The ruins of the city’s amphitheatre, designed to hold over 20,000 baying spectators, was one of the largest such structures in Gaul. Today the tops of the arches have been revealed and embrace a peaceful park and fountain, the Jardin des Arènes , popular with local families.
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Collection Lambert
Reopened in summer 2015 after significant renovation and expansion, Avignons contemporary-arts museum focuses on works from the 1960s to the present. Work spans from minimalist and conceptual to video and photography – in stark contrast to the classic 18th-century mansion housing i
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Château de La Rochepot
Conical towers and multicoloured tile roofs rise from thick woods above the ancient village of La Rochepot. This marvellous medieval fortress offers fab views of surrounding countryside and the interiors are a fascinating combination of the utilitarian (weapons) and the luxe (fine
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Musée des Cristaux
Has a truly dazzling collection of crystals, rocks and minerals, many from around Mont Blanc. LEspace Alpinisme focuses on the art and science of mountaineering with creative interactive displays and spectacular photos and videos of seemingly impossible ascents. Situated behind the
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Musée de lAvallonnais
Founded in 1862, this wonderful small museum displays a series of expressionist watercolours by Georges Rouault (1871–1958) and an excellent art-deco silver collection by renowned designer and jeweller Jean Després (1889–1980). Upstairs, dont miss the permanent exhibition on the Ya
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Musée du Petit Palais
The archbishops palace during the 14th and 15th centuries now houses outstanding collections of primitive, pre-Rennaissance, 13th- to 16th-century Italian religious paintings by artists including Botticelli, Carpaccio and Giovanni di Paolo – the most famous is Botticelli’s La Vierg
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Abbatiale St
Beaulieu’s most celebrated feature is this 12th-century Romanesque abbey church, with a wonderful tympanum (c 1130) depicting incredible scenes from the Last Judgment including dancing apostles and resurrected sinners. Also look for its small treasury case filled with 10th- to 13th
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Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain
European and American avant-garde works from the 1950s to the present are the focus of this museum. Highlights include many works by Christo and Nices New Realists: Niki de Saint Phalle, César, Arman and Yves Klein. The building’s rooftop also works as an exhibition space (with pan
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Musée Réattu
This splendid modern-art museum is housed in the exquisitely renovated 15th-century Grand Priory of the Knights of Malta. Among its collections are works by 18th- and 19th-century Provençal artists and two paintings and 57 sketches by Picasso. It hosts wonderfully curated cutting-e
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Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau
Pink flamingos pirouette overhead and stalk the watery landscape at this bird park, home to every bird species known to set foot in the Camargue. Watch them from the 7km of beautiful trails that meander through the site. Find the park on the D570 in Pont du Gau, 4km north of Stes-M
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Cathédrale de Marseille Notre Dame de Major
Standing guard between the old and new ports is the striking 19th-century Cathédrale de la Major. Its Byzantine-style striped facade is made of local Cassis stone and green Florentine marble. It has a newly renovated grand staircase on the north side, which makes an impressive gate
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L’Abbaye St
This still-operational 11th-century church is a Romanesque wonder, renowned for its 14m-wide domed roof. The stalls in the nave are decorated with carved wooden sculptures of human heads, fantastical animals and a monk mooning the world, while the columns depict human figures being
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Musée de l’École de Nancy
A highlight of a visit to Nancy, the Musée de l’École de Nancy brings together an exquisite collection of art nouveau interiors, curvaceous glass and landscaped gardens. It’s housed in a 19th-century villa about 2km southwest of the centre; to get there take bus 6 (Painlevé stop) o
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La Vapeur du Trieux
Steam buffs and lovers of fine scenery will be in seventh heaven aboard the chuffing carriages of this 1922 steam train that plies the old railway line between Paimpol and the artists town of Pontrieux, where theres time for a pleasant meal and a stroll before the return journey. R
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Plage de Pampelonne
The 5km-long, celebrity-studded Plage de Pampelonne sports a line-up of exclusive beach restaurants and clubs in summer. Find public access (and parking for €5.50) near Moorea Plage; otherwise, join the crowds at one of the beach clubs . The northern edge of the beach begins 4km so
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Colorado Provençal
Discover the vibrant hues of the ochreous mountainsides firsthand along short walking trails in Rustrel’s Colorado Provençal. The savage landscape of red-ochre sand has extraordinary rock formations, like the fiery upright Cheminée de Fée (Fairy Chimney). It was part of a quarry wh
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Rue de la Boucherie
Pedestrianised rue de la Boucherie was named for the butchers’ shops that lined the street in the Middle Ages. Today it has many attractive medieval half-timbered houses, and the Maison de la Boucherie operates a small history museum. Tiny 1475 Chapelle St-Aurélien , dedicated to t
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Colline St
For birds-eye views of the theatre – and phenomenal vistas of Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles de Montmirail – follow montée Philbert de Chalons or montée Lambert up Colline St-Eutrope (St Eutrope Hill; elevation 97m), once the Romans lookout point. En route, pass ruins of a 12th-cen
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Musée Marmottan Monet
This museum showcases the world’s largest collection of works by impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) – about 100 – as well as paintings by Gauguin, Sisley, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas, Manet and Berthe Morisot. It also contains an important collection of French, English, Ita
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Citadelle de St
Built in 1602 to defend the coast against Spain, the citadel dominates the hillside overlooking St-Tropez to the east. The views are fantastic. Its dungeons are home to the excellent Musée de l’Histoire Maritime , an all-interactive museum inaugurated in July 2013 retracing the his
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