France Guide
The Côte d'Azur
The Musée de la Faïence
Address: Montredon
Opening time: Tues– Sun: June– Sept 11am–6pm; Oct– May 10am–5pm
Price: €2
From the plage du Prado the promenade continues all the way to the suburb of Montredon, where the nineteenth-century Château Pastré, set in a huge park, contains the Musée de la Faïence. The eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ceramics, most produced in Marseille, are of an extremely high quality, and a small collection of novel modern and contemporary pieces is housed on the top floor. The entrance to the park (free) is at 157 avenue de Montredon (bus #19 from M° Rd-Pt-du-Prado, stop "Montredon-Chancel"). Along the coast from here are easily accessible calanques (rocky inlets), ideal for evening swims and supper picnics as the sun sets.