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1 Pierre-André Museum-Library
Museums and art
rue de Brouzen F - 30100 Alès
Editor, printer, writer, designer and painter, Pierre-André Benoît (1921-1993) donated his remarkable collection of graphic works and books (canvases by Picabia, Braque, Léopold Survage), which arose from his meetings and correspondance with René Cha..
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2 School of Mines Mineralogical Museum
Museums and art
6 avenue de Clavières F - 30100 Alès
This museum contains a million minerals from all around the world. Among the most remarkable are an Australian opal, a Moroccan chalcedony and morion quartz from Aveyron.
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3 Musée du Colombier
Museums and art
rue Mayodon F - 30100 Alès
Occupying an 18C chateau situated in a pleasant public garden, this museum displays collections of art from 16C to 20C. The highlights are The Tryptych of the Trinity by Jean Bellegambe (early 16C) and works by Van Loo, Bruegel the Elder... Local a..
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4 Old bishopric
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Rue Lafare-Alès F - 30100 Alès
Next to the Cathedtral, this building was erected in the 18C
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5 St.John the baptist Cathedral
Religious buildings
place St-Jean F - 30100 Alès
Can Gothic be passed off as Romanesque? This is the case with the façade concealed by a 15th Century porch. What is more, the nave is 17C and the great chancel is 18C. The Cathedral is all in all very «Neo» (Gothic, Classic and more!).
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6 Mine Memorial
Industrial tourism and theme park
Chemin de la Cité-Ste-Marie F - 30100 Alès
In the 13C coal was extracted from the ground here. The mine museum takes you through ithe history of «coal mining» in the Cévennes region, from the «Industrial revolution »to the present day.

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