On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, a now essential event, the Alpes-Maritimes Department offers a discovery program where tradition meets youth.
The enthusiasm for these days reflects each of your desires to reconnect with our heritage. A source of rightful pride, bearer of values and revealing specific lifestyles and thinking of our territory, it constitutes a foundation of memory to build the future. With your support, the Alpes-Maritimes Department works for its preservation to extend the History of our communities and our department in a dignified and sustainable manner.
Find the visiting venues: Palace of the Kings of Sardinia, Lympia Gallery, Lazaret Prehistoric Cave, Fort de la Drète, Asian Arts Museum, Laure Ecard Room, Museum of Marvels
Palace of the Kings of Sardinia
It is in this historic seat of the Department that the theme “Eternal Youth! When archives tell a story of young people” has been developed through the presentation of the missions and activities of the departmental Archives, exhibitions, and conferences.
Fort de la Drète
History enthusiasts are given the opportunity to discover this site and its magnificent natural setting. Specialists in the history of fortifications await visitors there.
During this visit, you will have the leisure to discover the activities of the AHVAE – Association for Living History and Experimental Archeology.
This association offers a historical reenactment featuring: a diorama of a military infirmary in 1917, a command tent, and a 75 cannon with blank shots throughout the day.
The olive growing estate of Peyrebelle in Valbonne and the Opio Mill open their doors
Lazaret Prehistoric Cave
Discovery of the Lazaret cave: a world-renowned prehistoric site enabling an understanding of the cultural, biological, and behavioral heritage of humans.
Lympia Gallery
Visit of the exhibition “Giacometti – The Ultimate Work.”
Asian Arts Museum
In the framework of the new exhibition “Samurai, from War to the Way of the Arts.”
Museum of Marvels
Tours around local ethnological heritage (from the Middle Ages to the last century).
Laure Ecard Room
Exhibition and documentary in partnership with the Syndicate of the Nice Olive.
Departmental Archives
The Departmental Archives are tasked with the legal mission of controlling and collecting archives from administrations and organizations with a public service mission based in the Alpes-Maritimes.
