Musée Océanographique

Worldwide renowned museum nestled in a gorgeous building and dedicated to all marine sciences. Inaugurated in 1910 by marine research enthusiast Prince Albert I of Monaco, and managed for many years by Commandant Cousteau. It also houses an impressive aquarium, with a live coral reef. Its mission is to help protecting the oceans through public education. Open daily.
Tel: (+377)93 15 36 00
www.oceano.org

Musée Matisse

Henri Matisse, who lived many years in Nice, donated some of his paintings to the city, today gathered in a beautiful 17th century Italian villa. The collection gives a good overview of Matisse’s work and reveals some of Matisse’s daily life items, as well as a series of black and white pictures of the artist. Closed Tuesdays.
Tel: +33(0)4 93 81 08 08
www.musee-matisse-nice.org

Mosque of Murad Reis & Cemetery

On the edge of the new town just past the Mandraki is the mosque of Murad Reis and the Turkish cemetery. The cemetery is a very charming area with its shady eucalyptus trees and run down feel. The famous admiral, or some would say pirate, head of the ships in Sulyeman the Magnificent's navy is buried in this little corner of Rhodes.

On the edge of the cemetery is a small unprepossessing building called The Villa Cleobus, where Lawrence Durrell wrote 'Reflections on a Marine Venus'.

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