Top Things to do in Biot
The 6 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Biot, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Discover the best top things to do in Biot, France including Musee National Fernand-Leger, Galerie Gabel, Centre d'Art du Verre PIERINI, Eglise de Biot, Musee d'Histoire Locale et de Ceramique Biotoise, La Verrerie de Biot.
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1. Musee National Fernand-Leger
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By SeaDreaming22 - Melbourne, Australia
A stunning collection of work by Fernand Léger - regarded as the forerunner of Pop Art. Entrance fee is only €5.50 and includes an audio guide - provides excellent information. The museum is stunning on the outside, covered in several huge mosaics, also by Lèger. Inside the space is bright and airy with high ceilings and lots of natural light. Everything is well laid out and easy to navigate. There are lots of benches and seating throughout the exhibition areas where you can sit down and look at the art while listening to the audio guide. The Museum is on the outskirts of Biot, hidden off one of the roads leading up to the village. Definitely worth visiting if you’re in the area.
2. Galerie Gabel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Eclectic contemporary art gallery in a XVth century village on french riviera between Cannes and Monaco
Reviewed By NorthStar64231
On the right-hand side, just when you have entered Bio Village, you are up for a pleasant surprise. The Gabel gallery has three small rooms filled with an outstanding and personal collection of paintings and statues. Again, this is a very personal collection that you rarely find in Côte d'Azur. I bought three objects.
3. Centre d'Art du Verre PIERINI
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 47 reviews
Installed since 1980 in an old oil mill dating back from the 15th century,the glass blowers benefit from an exceptional setting where Biot tradition and art join in harmony. It is in this magical place that Robert and Antoine PIERINI set their imagination free. Different exhibitions, thematic or collaborations are organized during the year.
4. Eglise de Biot
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 146 reviews
Reviewed By high_low73 - Bergen, Norway
This 15th-century catholic church is classified as a historic monument located in the heart of the village of Biot. Built perhaps by partially reusing elements of the original one built in the first century of 12th century. Found this church remarkable with great art and a perfect silence. It contains an exceptional altarpieces of the Virgin in the Rosary from the 16th century. It is special as you down to come to the nave of the church. This is a nice and quiet churh for some contemplation, regardless of if you're a believing or not believing person.
5. Musee d'Histoire Locale et de Ceramique Biotoise
6. La Verrerie de Biot
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 315 reviews
A FAMILY COMPANY If the tradition of glass in Provence is millenium, in Biot, it begun in 1956, date on which La Verrerie de Biot created bubble glass. Even today it carries high the flag of craftsmanship in the contemporary era. A UNIQUE KNOW-HOW In 1956, La Verrerie de Biot with the creation of the bubble glass marks a turning point, a renaissance of Provence glass. She managed to control the bubble, making a defect, the bubble, a quality: bubble glass. The soul of the Biot glass rests in its bubbles, each glass is unique. A RENOWNED TOURISTIC SITE La Verrerie de Biot is a tourist site that brings together: - The glassblowers Studio, 10 master glassmakers draw bright material on fire, blow and create under the eyes of visitors unique objects. The workshop is accessible to the public, inviting him to understand the mysteries of the Biot glass manufacturing and admire the know-how of the craftsmen - The Showroom , - The Ecomuseum of glass, Member of Eco-Museum and society Museum Federation. The Ecomuseum of the Biot glass aims to highlight and publicize the tradition of glass, - A gift shop, - The Galerie Internationale du Verre , an area of 300 m2 was built to show the glass as a museum shows his works. The Verrerie de Biot welcomes each year seven thousand visitors. LATEST CREATION Creation of a luminescent glass line named LUMIN'ESCENCE BIOT (R): the bubble glows in the dark !.
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