Museums

The painter Albert André (1869-1954) founded the first museum (musée Albert André) on modern and contemporary art in the region. The collection shows works by figurative and post-impressionnist painters, a.o. Bonnard, Marquet, Matisse, Renoir, Signac, Valadon, Van Dongen.    

The castle ( Château de Balleroy)was built in 1631 by the architect François Mansart (1598-1666) at the request of Jean de Choisy. The castle, its interior, gardens and surrounding buildings are one of the first urban plans that inspired other castles, including Versailles. The castle has retained almost all of its original features and is … Read more » “Balleroy Castle”

The museum (musée la Folie Marco) presents the Alsace during the Ancien Régime, the Rhinish Renaissance, the Napoléonic Empire and the Restauration, the period covering the 17th-19th centuries, as experienced by a bourgeois family in Bar.

Dating back to the 11th century, the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous works of art in the western world from medieval times, The Bayeux Tapestry has attained near iconic status. Although extremely well known -it depicts one of the most famous events in English history and is the subject of numerous studies- … Read more » “Tapisserie Museum”

The monastery (Abbaye troglodytique de Saint-Roman) was dug and built by ermits and monks in the fifth century and is one of the oldest abbeys in France. Its structure has strong similarities with constructions in Cappadocia (Turkey) and Egypt.   

The castle of Beaucaire was built in 1226 and houses the archaeological and historical museum Auguste Jacquet.  

The Roman archeological site and roman vineyard (Mas des Tourelles) reconstruct Roman grape harvest and wine making as it could have been. The  romanum vinum includes Mulsum,  Turriculae and Carenum, as described by Roman authors.