Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement of Nice
Menton

Bastion Museum

The Bastion Museum is a museum of works by Jean Cocteau, on the harbour wall of , on the , in the department of France.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in France
  • Also known as: “Musée Jean Cocteau” and “Musée Jean Cocteau - Le Bastion”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jean Cocteau Museum and Hôtel d’Adhémar de Lantagnac.

Museum
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The Jean Cocteau Museum/Séverin Wunderman Collection is a museum in , on the , in the department. Dedicated to the French artist Jean Cocteau, it incorporates the collection of American businessman and Cocteau enthusiast Séverin Wunderman. is situated 210 metres west of Bastion Museum.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Bastion Museum.

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 260 metres northwest of Bastion Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balzi Rossi and Grimaldi.

Locality
Photo: Lemone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The caves in comune, , , is one of the most important archaeological sites of the early Upper Paleolithic in Western Europe. It has been continually excavated by archaeologists for more than 150 years.

Village
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is a frazione of 281 inhabitants in the municipality of , in the province of . It is located near the French border of Ponte San Luigi. is situated 2½ km northeast of Bastion Museum.

Village
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in southeastern . is situated 3½ km north of Bastion Museum.

Bastion Museum

Latitude
43.77479° or 43° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.50846° or 7° 30′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FM9QGF5+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 61995896
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q15196997
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Esplanade Francis Palmero and Kilomètre Zéro de la Route des Grandes Alpes Menton.

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