Group activities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Musée Matisse

Collections tracing the entire career of the painter Henri Matisse, from his beginnings to his last works. Opened in 1963 in the Villa des Arènes, a 17th-century Genoese villa in the Cimiez district of Nice, the museum gained a modern…

Château de la Napoule

Medieval château remodelled in the 20th century by the sculptor Henry Clews. Built in the 14th century by the Counts of Villeneuve, it stands by the sea, facing the entrance to the port of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, in the Alpes-Maritimes. Transformed several…

Parc naturel régional du Luberon

A Provençal massif with hilltop villages and lavender landscapes, the Luberon is protected by a regional nature park covering parts of the Vaucluse and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It includes three « mountains », the Eastern Luberon, the Grand Luberon and the…

Camargue – Parc naturel régional

The Rhône delta, to be explored on horseback or by 4×4, with its pink flamingos and its bulls. Created in 1970, the Camargue Regional Nature Park covers a large part of the Grande Camargue, between the arms of the Rhône…

Théâtre antique d’Orange

One of the best-preserved theatres of the Roman world, still used for performances. Built under the reign of Augustus, in the 1st century BC, the ancient theatre of Orange has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. It retains…

MUCEM

The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, at the entrance to the Old Port. A national museum opened in 2013, the year Marseille was European Capital of Culture, the Mucem is devoted to the cultural anthropology of the societies of…

Carrières de Lumières

A monumental audiovisual show projected inside a former quarry. In Les Baux-de-Provence, in the heart of the Val d’Enfer, the Carrières de Lumières are a digital art centre presenting immersive exhibitions. White limestone was extracted here to build the castle…

Château d’If

An island fortress made famous by The Count of Monte Cristo. Built on the orders of Francis I between 1529 and 1531, it stands on the islet of If, in the Frioul archipelago, in the middle of the Bay of…

Musée Picasso

Housed in the Château Grimaldi, where Picasso worked in 1946. Built on the ancient acropolis of the Greek city of Antipolis, the present château dates from the 15th century; the town of Antibes bought it in 1925. It has been…

Palais des Papes

The largest Gothic palace in Europe, residence of the popes in the 14th century. Both fortress and palace, the Palais des Papes in Avignon was then the seat of Western Christendom, and six conclaves were held there. It combines two…

Gorges du Verdon

One of the most beautiful canyons in Europe, the Gorges du Verdon can be explored on foot, from the cliff-top roads or on the water. Carved by the Verdon river between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Var, they form a narrow…

Calanques de Cassis

A boat trip to discover the limestone calanques between Marseille and Cassis. A succession of coves and inlets along more than twenty kilometres of coastline, the Calanques have been protected since 2012 by the Calanques National Park, Europe’s first peri-urban…

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild

A Belle Époque villa surrounded by nine themed gardens, overlooking the Mediterranean. Built between 1905 and 1912 on the summit of the Cap Ferrat peninsula by Baroness Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild, it is inspired by Renaissance-style palaces. In accordance with…

Village of Les Baux-de-Provence

A village perched on a rocky spur, listed among the Most Beautiful Villages of France. In the heart of the Alpilles range, it sits at the start of a plateau rising 200 metres above the surrounding countryside. The village is…