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Houses of famous characters classified in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Retrouvez les 16 houses of famous characters and architects of the region Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
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Sélection de 8 houses of famous characters sur 16 en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Alexandra David-Neel's house with the Tibetan name Samten Dzong (reflection house)
Maison des hommes et des femmes célèbres
04000 Digne-les-Bains

Alexandra David-Neel's house, known as Samten Dzong, is a 20th-century museum in Digne-les-Bains, the former residence of the explorer and orientalist, classified as a historical monument in 1996.
Claude and François Stahly de Crestet workshop
Atelier d'artiste
84110 Crestet

The studio of Claude and François Stahly, built in 1966 in Crestet (Vaucluse), is an architectural ensemble of the twentieth century combining housing, workshop and exhibition space, designed by architect Bruno Stahly for his parents artists.
Château de la Buzine : Mediterranean Cinema Museum
Atelier d'artiste
13011 Marseille 11ème

The Château de la Buzine, an eclectic 19th-century building in Marseille, is a former Provencal estate transformed into a Mediterranean cinema museum. It is famous thanks to Marcel Pagnol, who evoked it in My Mother's Castle and owned it.
Maison de Frédéric Mistral in Maillane
Musée des écrivains célèbres
13910 Maillane

Frédéric Mistral's house in Maillane is a 19th-century bastide listed as a historical monument, where the Provencal poet lived and wrote his major works. Located in Bouches-du-Rhône, it now houses a museum dedicated to its memory.
Villa Santo Sospir in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Villa
06230 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

The Santo Sospir villa, built between 1931 and 1935 in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, is famous for its murals made by Jean Cocteau from 1950, in a neo-regionalist Mediterranean style.
Logis du Bras d'Or or house of Darius Milhaud in Aix-en-Provence
Logis
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The Logis du Bras d'Or, 17th century house in Aix-en-Provence, was the inn and then the childhood residence of composer Darius Milhaud. Located on the Sextius course, this historic monument illustrates Provencal architecture and local cultural history.
House of Jean Giono, called The Parais in Manosque
Maison des hommes et des femmes célèbres
04100 Manosque

The 18th-century house of Lou Parais in Manosque was the residence of Jean Giono from 1929 to 1970. This emblematic place, surrounded by a Mediterranean garden, now houses the association of the Friends of Jean Giono.
Bird Dream
Atelier d'artiste
83120 Le Plan-de-la-Tour

Le Rêve de l'Oiseau is an architectural ensemble of monumental living sculptures, created between 1968 and 1971 by Niki de Saint Phalle at Le Plan-de-la-Tour, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, combining contemporary art and organic habitat.