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Arts and crafts
Potters, ceramists, master glass-blowers, sculptors, blacksmiths ... whether or not world-renowned have found a source of inspiration on the French Riviera to measure with their artistic talent. Numerous villages recall this craftsmanship. Discover the specialities of each.
In COURSEGOULES
Santons Jaboulet
37 Place Neuve
Tel : 33 (0) 493 59 10 62
Summer : 9 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 8 pm
Hiver : 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits : individuals and groups (maxi 15 pers. , by appointment)
Studio : santons provençaux traditionnels
Parking for 2 coaches and for 15 cars
Access for handicaped personns.
Generally free visits to the pottery studios.
In VALLAURIS
Dating back to the beginning of our era, the pottery tradition was to become the most important craft and commercial activity in the village of Vallauris, mainly for culinary productss. The invention of materials more appropriate for kitchen use caused pottery to move away from its original function, including the illustrious Picasso.
Contact for visits :
Tourist Office of Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 82 58
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 95 01
Summer : visits at 10.30 am, 3 pm and 4 pm
Winter : visits at 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Free of charge
Céramiques Natoli
Av. Jérôme Massier
BD des deux Vallons - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 90 14
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 23 62
Open all year round for groups
8.30 am to 12 am / 2 to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment, max. 50/60 pers.)
Admission free
Languages spoken : english, german
Parking space for cars and coaches.
Musée de la Poterie.
Rue Sicard - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 66 51
Open every day except on Sunday and during December - from 9.30 am to 12.00 am and from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm.Tarif groupes : 2,30 € par personne (groupes de plus de 10 personnes)
Guided tours for groupes : in french only. Average duration of tour 30 mn.
100 years of pottery history in exhibition space of over 200 m2. From the historic reconstitution of a potter's studio as it existed at the turn of the century, to present-day techniques.
Musée Magnelli, Château Musée Municipal d'Art Contemporain
Place de la Libération - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 16 05
Fax : 33 (0) 493 64 50 32
Open from Jun to September,every day except on Tuesday, from 10.00 am to 12 am and from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
Group rates up to 6 persons
Average duration of tour 90 mn.
Free admission for children under 16 years old.
Information : Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 98 05
The Château-Musée de Vallauris (16th-C.) covers two subjects : ceramics and Magnelli. The collection of paintings by Magnelli, a pioneer in abstract art, is the largest in France and was assembled by the artist himself during his lifetime.
In BIOT
La Poterie Provençale
1689 Route de la mer - 06410 Biot
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 63 30
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 02 82
Open all year round
Summer : 8 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter : 8 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individual and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Car-park
Pottery studio and shop
In COURSEGOULES
Vitre'art Annick Lefèvre
Place du verger
Tel : 33 (0) 493 59 13 81
Open all year round
Visits for individuals et groups (maxi. 6 by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours. .
In THOULE SUR MER
L'Art du Vitrail
Avenue de la Corniche d'Or - RN 98
Tel : 33 (0) 93 75 40 26
Fax : 33 (0) 493 75 03 95
Open all year round, from 9 am to 12 am and from 2 pm to 7 pm except on Sunday.
Visits for individual and groups (maxi. 15 pers.)
Access for handicaped personns.
Parking for 3 coaches and 10 cars.
In BIOT
La Verrerie de Biot
Chemin des Combes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 03 00
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 00 56
Open all year round, every day except on december 25.
Visits for individuals and groups
Admission free
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Access for handicaped personns.
Parking for 15 coaches and 500 cars.
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Val de Pôme
Chemin du Val de Pôme
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 03 78
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 56 15
Open all year round from 10 am to 3 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Vieux Moulin
9 chemin du Plan
Route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 01 14
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 19 54
Open all year round except on Sunday and Monday morning
Summer : 10 am to 12.30 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter: 10 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Village
16 rue St Sébastien
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 06 50
Fax : 04 93 65 55 99
Open all year round except on Sunday morning and Monday morning
From 10 am to 12 am and 2.30 pm to 7 pm (Sunday from 3 pm to 7 pm)
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Village Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie Raphaël Farinelli
465 route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 17 29
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 50 84
Open all year round
Summer : 9 am to 8 pm
Winter : 10 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 30 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : italian
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Verrerie d'art Luzoro
1520 route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 62 18
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 73 97
Open all year round except on Sunday morning
Summer : 8.30 am to 12am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter : 9 am to 12 am and 2 am to 6.30 pm
Visits individuals and groups (maxi 50 pers.)
Admission free
Foreign language spoken : italian
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Silice Creation
173 chemin des Combes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 10 25
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 73 02
Studio: 9 am to 12.30 am and 1.30 pm to 6 pm
Shop: 10.30 to 12.30 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Visits for individual and groups (maxi 30 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Car-park
Studio and shop
In EZE
Verrerie d'Art
Place du Général de Gaulle - Eze Village
Tel : 33 (0) 493 41 16 74
Fax : 33 (0) 493 41 08 88
Open all year round
summer : 8 am to 9 pm
Winter : 9 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 40 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian / german
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
In SAINT-PAUL DE VENCE
Verrerie d'Art Saint-Paul
309 route de Vence
Tel : 33 (0) 493 32 61 65
Fax : 33 (0) 493 32 60 25
Open all year round except on december 25.
Summer: 9.30 am to 8 pm
Winter : 9.30 am to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 60 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian / german
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Access for handicaped personns.
In VALBONNE
Verrerie de Valbonne
Place de l'Eglise
Tel and Fax : 33 (0) 493 12 23 23
Open all year round
Summer : 10 am to 8 pm
Winter: 11 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english
Parking for 5 coaches and 300 cars.
In VALLAURIS
Verrerie d'art Bernard Aconito
69 avenue Georges Clémenceau
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 19 20
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 19 90
Open all year round
Summer : 10 am to 12 am and 3 pm to 6.30 pm
Winter : 10 am to 12 am and 3 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 50 pers.)
Admission free
Démonstration of glass-blowing, afternoons 6 pm and 6 pm
In GILETTE
"Lou Ferouil" Museum Association
3250 Route de Gilette
Tél : 33 (0) 492 08 96 04
Portable : 33 (0) 680 45 12 08
Open every days (lMondays and bank holidays by appointement only)
from 01/05 to 30/09 : from 9am to 7pm without interruption
from 01/10 to 30/04 : from 10am to 5pm without interruption
A guided visit from the master of the forge for groups up 10 persons.
Pierre-Guy Martelly creates his iron sculptures, which have won him many prestigious prizes, in front of our eyes.
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Santonniers
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In COURSEGOULES
Santons Jaboulet
37 Place Neuve
Tel : 33 (0) 493 59 10 62
Summer : 9 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 8 pm
Hiver : 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits : individuals and groups (maxi 15 pers. , by appointment)
Studio : santons provençaux traditionnels
Parking for 2 coaches and for 15 cars
Access for handicaped personns.
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Pottery studios
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Generally free visits to the pottery studios.
In VALLAURIS
Dating back to the beginning of our era, the pottery tradition was to become the most important craft and commercial activity in the village of Vallauris, mainly for culinary productss. The invention of materials more appropriate for kitchen use caused pottery to move away from its original function, including the illustrious Picasso.
Contact for visits :
Tourist Office of Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 82 58
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 95 01
Summer : visits at 10.30 am, 3 pm and 4 pm
Winter : visits at 10.30 am and 3.30 pm
Free of charge
Céramiques Natoli
Av. Jérôme Massier
BD des deux Vallons - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 90 14
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 23 62
Open all year round for groups
8.30 am to 12 am / 2 to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment, max. 50/60 pers.)
Admission free
Languages spoken : english, german
Parking space for cars and coaches.
Musée de la Poterie.
Rue Sicard - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 66 51
Open every day except on Sunday and during December - from 9.30 am to 12.00 am and from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm.Tarif groupes : 2,30 € par personne (groupes de plus de 10 personnes)
Guided tours for groupes : in french only. Average duration of tour 30 mn.
100 years of pottery history in exhibition space of over 200 m2. From the historic reconstitution of a potter's studio as it existed at the turn of the century, to present-day techniques.
Musée Magnelli, Château Musée Municipal d'Art Contemporain
Place de la Libération - 06220 Vallauris
Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 16 05
Fax : 33 (0) 493 64 50 32
Open from Jun to September,every day except on Tuesday, from 10.00 am to 12 am and from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
Group rates up to 6 persons
Average duration of tour 90 mn.
Free admission for children under 16 years old.
Information : Tel : 33 (0) 493 64 98 05
The Château-Musée de Vallauris (16th-C.) covers two subjects : ceramics and Magnelli. The collection of paintings by Magnelli, a pioneer in abstract art, is the largest in France and was assembled by the artist himself during his lifetime.
In BIOT
La Poterie Provençale
1689 Route de la mer - 06410 Biot
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 63 30
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 02 82
Open all year round
Summer : 8 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter : 8 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individual and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Car-park
Pottery studio and shop
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Stained glass windows
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In COURSEGOULES
Vitre'art Annick Lefèvre
Place du verger
Tel : 33 (0) 493 59 13 81
Open all year round
Visits for individuals et groups (maxi. 6 by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours. .
In THOULE SUR MER
L'Art du Vitrail
Avenue de la Corniche d'Or - RN 98
Tel : 33 (0) 93 75 40 26
Fax : 33 (0) 493 75 03 95
Open all year round, from 9 am to 12 am and from 2 pm to 7 pm except on Sunday.
Visits for individual and groups (maxi. 15 pers.)
Access for handicaped personns.
Parking for 3 coaches and 10 cars.
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Glass studios
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In BIOT
La Verrerie de Biot
Chemin des Combes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 03 00
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 00 56
Open all year round, every day except on december 25.
Visits for individuals and groups
Admission free
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Access for handicaped personns.
Parking for 15 coaches and 500 cars.
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Val de Pôme
Chemin du Val de Pôme
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 03 78
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 56 15
Open all year round from 10 am to 3 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Vieux Moulin
9 chemin du Plan
Route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 01 14
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 19 54
Open all year round except on Sunday and Monday morning
Summer : 10 am to 12.30 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter: 10 am to 12 am and 2 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie du Village
16 rue St Sébastien
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 06 50
Fax : 04 93 65 55 99
Open all year round except on Sunday morning and Monday morning
From 10 am to 12 am and 2.30 pm to 7 pm (Sunday from 3 pm to 7 pm)
Visits for individuals and groups (by appointment)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian
Village Car-park
Studio and shop
Verrerie Raphaël Farinelli
465 route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 17 29
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 50 84
Open all year round
Summer : 9 am to 8 pm
Winter : 10 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 30 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : italian
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Verrerie d'art Luzoro
1520 route de la Mer
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 62 18
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 73 97
Open all year round except on Sunday morning
Summer : 8.30 am to 12am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Winter : 9 am to 12 am and 2 am to 6.30 pm
Visits individuals and groups (maxi 50 pers.)
Admission free
Foreign language spoken : italian
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Silice Creation
173 chemin des Combes
Tel : 33 (0) 493 65 10 25
Fax : 33 (0) 493 65 73 02
Studio: 9 am to 12.30 am and 1.30 pm to 6 pm
Shop: 10.30 to 12.30 am and 2 pm to 7 pm
Visits for individual and groups (maxi 30 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Car-park
Studio and shop
In EZE
Verrerie d'Art
Place du Général de Gaulle - Eze Village
Tel : 33 (0) 493 41 16 74
Fax : 33 (0) 493 41 08 88
Open all year round
summer : 8 am to 9 pm
Winter : 9 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 40 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian / german
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
In SAINT-PAUL DE VENCE
Verrerie d'Art Saint-Paul
309 route de Vence
Tel : 33 (0) 493 32 61 65
Fax : 33 (0) 493 32 60 25
Open all year round except on december 25.
Summer: 9.30 am to 8 pm
Winter : 9.30 am to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 60 pers.)
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english / italian / german
Parking for coaches and cars.
Studio and shop
Access for handicaped personns.
In VALBONNE
Verrerie de Valbonne
Place de l'Eglise
Tel and Fax : 33 (0) 493 12 23 23
Open all year round
Summer : 10 am to 8 pm
Winter: 11 am to 7 pm
Visits for individuals and groups
Admission free
Guided tours on request
Foreign language spoken : english
Parking for 5 coaches and 300 cars.
In VALLAURIS
Verrerie d'art Bernard Aconito
69 avenue Georges Clémenceau
Tel : 33 (0) 493 63 19 20
Fax : 33 (0) 493 63 19 90
Open all year round
Summer : 10 am to 12 am and 3 pm to 6.30 pm
Winter : 10 am to 12 am and 3 pm to 6 pm
Visits for individuals and groups (maxi 50 pers.)
Admission free
Démonstration of glass-blowing, afternoons 6 pm and 6 pm
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Iron Sculptures
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In GILETTE
"Lou Ferouil" Museum Association
3250 Route de Gilette
Tél : 33 (0) 492 08 96 04
Portable : 33 (0) 680 45 12 08
Open every days (lMondays and bank holidays by appointement only)
from 01/05 to 30/09 : from 9am to 7pm without interruption
from 01/10 to 30/04 : from 10am to 5pm without interruption
A guided visit from the master of the forge for groups up 10 persons.
Pierre-Guy Martelly creates his iron sculptures, which have won him many prestigious prizes, in front of our eyes.
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