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Façade of the Mistral Museum, © JC. Brel
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The soul of Provence
Come discover Maillane, in Provence
MISTRAL MUSEUM
Situated in Frédéric Mistral's house, restored and preserved just as it had been during his lifetime, you will discover in the Mistral Museum the many tributes and souvenirs received by the poet. Founder of the Félibrige movement, author of exceptional works such as "Mirèio", "Calendau", "Memòri e Raconte"..., Mistral received the Nobel Prize for litterature in 1904.
Guided tours all year round except Mondays and holidays.
The Museum's garden can be freely visited. It is punctuated by signs on which are presented, and illustrated by Mistral's poems, the different plant varieties found there.
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HOUSE OF THE LIZARD
The second house in Maillane, in Provence, where Frédéric Mistral lived with his mother from 1855 to 1876, as the plaque in front of the house testifies. He had "baptized" it the House of the Lizard by writing above the sundial a verse about time passing, using a lizard.
Today it has been converted into the municipal library, tourist office and Mistral research center, in accordance with the wishes of the Jeanne de Flandreysy Foundation, which donated this house to the Mayor's Office at the end of the 1950's.
The translation goes : "gay lizard, drink in your sun, the hour just passes too quickly and tomorrow it will maybe rain."
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THE FASSY BAKERY
Frédéric Mistral's maternal grandparents lived in the house now occupied by the Fassy bakery. Here, the young Frédéric and his mother met the notables of Maillane, in Provence, who had made it their meeting place.
Continuing on your way to the site of the former town mill, you will come across an oratory. It was erected in 1954 on the site of a water pump, to commemorate the centennial of the miracle of Notre Dame de Grâce.
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Maillane, the soul of Provence
Office de tourisme de Maillane
1 avenue Lamartine
13910 Maillane
Phone : +33 (0)4 32 61 93 86
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