Top Things to do in Bouches-du-Rhone
Top Hotels in Bouches-du-Rhone
- 1. Aquabella Hotel & Spa
- 2. Hotel La Residence du Vieux Port
- 3. Alex Hotel & Spa
- 4. nhow Marseille
- 5. Grand Hotel Beauvau Marseille Vieux-Port-MGallery
- 6. Golden Tulip Marseille Euromed
- 7. Villa Saint Ange
- 8. Renaissance Aix-en-Provence Hotel
- 9. InterContinental Marseille - Hotel Dieu, an IHG Hotel
- 10. Aquabella Hotel & Spa
10 Specialty Museums in Bouches-du-Rhone That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Bouches-du-Rhone, France including Le Village des Santons en Provence, Mucem, Musee Automobile de Provence, Site Memorial du Camp des Milles, Musee de l'Aviation, Musee de Region Auguste Chabaud, Centre de la Vieille Charite, Musee de l'Uniforme de la Legion etrangere, Musee Estrine, Musee de la Legion Etrangere.
Restaurants in Bouches-du-Rhone
1. Le Village des Santons en Provence
2. Mucem
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6,753 reviews
The MuCEM is a museum of 21st-century civilizations, principally concerned with comparing all aspects of the cultures of the Mediterranean, with Europe and the other continents that border the Mediterranean occupying a major place. It will offer a fresh look at the cultures of the Mediterranean.
Reviewed By Cmuringi - Nimes, France
A great building that gives you magnifique views especially on the connecting bridges,its alos used ofr expo thus has a lot new things to be discovered during the expos! Its location is really idead overlooking the old port and Palais de pharaoh. Do not miss this!
3. Musee Automobile de Provence
4. Site Memorial du Camp des Milles
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 498 reviews
Reviewed By SusanSnyc
We spent several hours at this memorial and educational exhibit housed in a former tile factory and used first by the French govenment and then by the Nazis and Vichy government as an interment camp from 1939 to 1942. We found the exhibit sobering and educational. We purchased the english audio guide which we found helpful, although it took a bit of experimenting to sync to the exhibit (especially to the introductory film.) It was worth the effort although there are few audio visual exhibits that do not have an english audio translation. There are also a few that are in english since the speakers are Americans who were interned there as children but who were able to escape or leave as part of a rescue effort. (Much of the text in the exhibit is presented both in french and in english.) We visited as a day trip from our summer hoilday stay in Aix-en-Provence and it was a quick trip by Uber or taxi. (It is closer than the train station to the city of Aix.) We visited on a Sunday when buses do not run, but we were told at the Aix tourist center that a bus is an easy way to get there and back. Leave plenty of time to visit all exhibits on the site including the permanent memorial to the over eleven thousand Jewish children who were deported from France to Aushwitz from 1940-1942, many from Les Milles. We wished that our adult and teen children had been with us on this trip to see this and recommend a visit to anyone visiting this part of France. A side note: We were two of a handful of visitors that day and it often felt like we were the only people in the building. We spoke to the helpful staff who said that they get visits from many school groups during the school year. Also, much of the building that houses exhibits is well air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter, but the parts of the building that were used to house the prisoners have been left "as it was", so to experience at least some of the extreme conditions.
5. Musee de l'Aviation
6. Musee de Region Auguste Chabaud
7. Centre de la Vieille Charite
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 371 reviews
Reviewed By 750dimitrisl - Sydney, Australia
Centre de la Vieille Charite is an architecturally appealing building, having been built in a Baroque and classical style and having some beautiful Corinthian style columns all around. It dates to the 17th and 18th centuries and its purpose was to be a home caring for the poor. Today it serves as a museum and a cultural centre. We were not able to visit all areas of the centre, but only some parts. It's worth a visit if you can manage it, even from the street.
8. Musee de l'Uniforme de la Legion etrangere
9. Musee Estrine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Haut lieu culturel, le Musée Estrine propose chaque année une scénographie actualisée des oeuvres de sa collection permanente et plusieurs expositions temporaires d'artistes ou de mouvement artistiques majeurs des XXème et XXIème siècle. Le musée abrite également le centre d'interprétation Van Gogh qui propose aux visiteurs de découvrir le parcours humain et artistique de cette personnalité exceptionnelle et son influence sur la création du XXème siècle à nos jours. Le Musée Estrine est partenaire de Van Gogh Saint Rémy et de Van Gogh Europe, route européenne qui réunit tous les lieux qui ont vu se faire les oeuvres ou qui les conservent aujourd'hui. Cette année la collection permanente vous propose des oeuvres de Bernard Buffet, Albert Gleizes, André Marchand, Henri Goetz et Léon Zack et bien d'autres encore.
Reviewed By karls173 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
First thing to say is this is free to artists. Otherwise only 5euros. Just remember your art society membership card. When I visited the receptionist spoke great english and had spent time in the Uk including my home town of Edinburgh. There were 4 different art exhibitions. Contemporary but all very different styles. Plus an informative display with audio and videos included about Van Gogh. St Remy is on a Van Gogh trail with the St Pauls Sanitarium only a 1 klm walk away where VanGogh stayed for treatment and produced many works. The art in the gallery was a joy and the Van Gogh centre informative but dont expect any original work of his. Look carefully for opening times as well as those of the sanitorium, prior to organising your visit. Recommended
10. Musee de la Legion Etrangere
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 103 reviews
