Visiting Vallauris, the Village of Picasso and Ceramics

Park your car here so you can visit the historical center of the nice little village of Vallauris on foot.

This building used to be the City Hall of Vallauris, it is now a public library. Check out the outside wall, a plate remembers that Picasso got married here with Jacqueline Roque, but also Rita Hayworth with Ali Khan.

The Picasso Museum is located inside a monastery from the 12th century. You can admire the masterpiece of Picasso "War and Peace" inside the chapel of the monastery. There are also temporary exhibits regularly.
Open hours: Wednesday - Monday: 10:00 - 12:15, 14:00 - 17:00 Closed on Tuesdays.

This Museum shows ceramics essentially. And on the second floor, you will see the paintings by Alberto Magnelli, one of the pioneers of abstraction. Every two years, you can attend the biennale of ceramics here.
Open hours same as Picasso Museum and entrance ticket combined.

The man with a sheep is a bronze statue by Picasso. It is exposed on a nice square exactly where Picasso wanted it. It is also the market place some days in the week.

Have lunch at this nice cafe located on a square in front of the "Chapel of the Misericorde" that you can also visit if you want. Local meals in a nice atmosphere.
Open hours Tuesday - Saturday 12:00 - 14:00, 19:00 - 22:00 Sunday 12:00 - 14:00 Closed on Mondays

The Madoura workshop was created in 1938 by Suzanne and George Ramie. Picasso discovered it and was working here between 1947 and 1971. He created here all of his ceramics. Then a lot of artists came to work here like Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse amongst others. Nowadays you can admire pieces by Picasso and these artists that worked here along with pieces by Suzanne Ramie.
It is now closed for renovation, just check the website when you visit to see if it is open.

Vallauris is the town of ceramics and there are lots of ceramics workshops and shops around. You can go to the tourist office first to ask all the open hours of all the ceramics workshops but here are two suggestions. This gallery is a nice place to visit, and is an important place in the history of the city, with nice contemporary ceramics from famous artists.
Open hours Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 13:00, 15:00 - 18:00 Closed on Sundays.

This is another nice place to visit. And you can see the ceramists at work here. Nice shops to buy ceramics for your house or bring gifts back home.
Open hours Monday - Friday 8:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 19:00 Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

After this visit of the village of Vallauris its ceramics and memories of Picasso, you can go to the beach in Golfe-Juan. Golfe-Juan is the sister town of Vallauris by the sea. You will enjoy a golden sand beach with quiet sea to go for a swim. After the beach you can walk along the Port to the restaurant and you will see a plate that commemorates that Napoleon was here in 1815, it is the beginning of the "Route Napoleon".

Have dinner at this good Italian restaurant with good pizzas and beautiful views on the port of Golfe-Juan.
Open hours: Monday - Sunday: 12:00 - 14:30, 19:00 - 22:30

After this nice day, you can have a drink in a bar or walk around the port of Golfe-Juan, it is quite nice and a good place to have an ice cream at night. Or you can enjoy the pool at your hotel and you can relax in this nice hotel from the 1960s to be ready for another good day tomorrow.