Musées Museums

In general museums are open from 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. They are closed on either Monday or Tuesday. If you are one of my guests, refer to me for accurate opening hours.

In any national museum, you can buy a Museum Pass which includes unlimited admission to 62 museums, historic monuments and gardens on the Côte d'Azur, from the museum Picasso in Antibes to the famous monastery at Saorge.

• ‘Nice pass’ is valid for 24 hours (24€), 48 hours(36€), 72 hours (54€).
• ‘French Riviera pass’ is valid for 3 (15 € ) or 7 consecutive days (25 €)

 Admittance is free of charge for children up to age 7 Children and with discount for under 15 & elderly; an id card may be required. Foreign students have also reductions but they must get an international student card from their country.

There are reductions for other people either on Sunday or on certain occasions.

Here is a non exhaustive list of our museums, you will find details in my guide book in my rentals (http://rivieraapt-accommodations.blogspot.com/).

• Musées des Beaux Arts Fine arts museums in Nice: Marc Chagall museum, Matisse museum, Modern Art museum, Asian Arts museum, Fine Arts museum, Raoul Dufy museum,
  Or nearby: Fondation Maeght (modern art) in St Paul de Vence, Picasso museum in Antibes, Renoir house in Cagnes/Mer, Fernand Léger in Biot, Fragonard museum in Grasse, Annonciade in St Tropez, Fine arts museum in Menton
• Folk Arts and Traditions museums: Costume museum in Grasse, Provence museums in Grasse and in Vence, Ecomuseum in Puget-Rostang, Handicraft and Folk Traditions museum in Valbonne, Olive oil museum in Cagnes/mer castle, Perfume museum in Grasse with possibility of learning how to create your own perfume…
• Musées d'histoire History museums: Napoleon and navy museum in Antibes, Napoleon museum in Monaco palace, Villa Kerylos in Beaulieu/mer, Villa Rotschild in St Jean Cap Ferrat, Lascaris palace in Nice, Prehistoric Terra Amata museum in Nice, Naval museum in Nice (overlooking the beach from Le Château hill slope), 
• Musées de la mer Sea museums: Sea museum in Cannes on Ste Marguerite island and in St Tropez, Oceanographic museum in Monaco 
• Autres Other museums: Doll museum in Monaco (palace) open everyday, Car museum in Mougins, Photography museum in Mougins, gastronomy Museum in Villeneuve-Loubet in the former house of Escoffier, one of the most famous French chefs, Butterfly and insect museum in Tourettes-en-Levens…

Vous trouverez les détails dans le guide que j'ai écrit et qui se trouve dans mes gîtes (http://rivieraapt-accommodations.blogspot.com/).