Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Musée Granet
(
www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr
;
place St-Jean de Malte; adult/child €4/free;
11am-7pm Tue-Sun)
Housed in a 17th-century priory of the Knights of Malta, this excep-
tional museum is named after the Provençal painter François Marius Granet (1775-1849),
who donated a large number of works. Its collections include 16th- to 20th-century Italian,
Flemish and French works. Modern art reads like a who's-who: Picasso, Léger, Matisse,
Monet, Klee, Van Gogh and Giacometti, among others including the museum's pride and
joy, nine Cézanne works. Tickets sold to one hour before closing.
ART MUSEUM
Cathédrale St-Sauveur
(rue de la Roque; 8am-noon & 2-6pm)
Built between 1285 and 1350 in a potpourri of
styles, this cathedral includes a Romanesque 12th-century nave in its southern aisle;
chapels from the 14th and 15th centuries; and a 5th-century sarcophagus in the apse. More
recent additions include the 18th-century gilt Baroque organ. Acoustics make Gregorian
chants (4.30pm Sunday) unforgettable. There are cloister tours.
CHURCH
Fondation Victor Vasarely
(
www.fondationvasarely.fr
;
1 av Marcel Pagnol; adult/child €9/4; 10am-1pm &
2-6pm Tue-Sun; 4 or 6 stop Vasarely)
This thrilling gallery and national historical
monument, 4km west of the city, was designed by Hungarian optical art innovator Victor
Vasarely (1906-1907). Though in need of repairs, the building is a masterpiece: 16 inter-
connecting six-walled galleries, purpose-built to display and reflect the patterning of the
artist's 44 acid-trip-ready, floor-to-ceiling geometric artworks.
GALLERY
Thermes Sextius
( 04 42 23 81 82;
www.thermes-sextius.com
;
55 av des Thermes; day pass €45)
These
modern thermal spas are on the site of Roman Aquae Sextiae's springs, whose excavated
remains are displayed beneath glass in the lobby.
SPRINGS
Tours
Tourist Office Tours
WALKING TOUR
