5/5 Ashley D. 7 years ago on Google
Fantastic
museum
that
has
two
separate
parts
to
it.
One
area,
located
on
the
left
of
the
Hotel
de
Ville,
is
dedicated
to
the
time
period
of
Prehistoric
through
the
end
of
the
19th
century.
The
other
area,
located
on
the
right
of
the
Hotel
de
Ville,
is
dedicated
to
the
time
period
of
the
beginning
of
the
20th
century
until
today.
The
entire
tour
takes
around
1
hour
to
1
1/2
hours
(longer
if
you
are
a
history
buff).
If
you
don't
want
to
do
the
entire
tour,
I
would
highly
suggest
going
to
the
early
history
side.
The
museum
is
wonderfully
laid
out
with
artifacts
dating
back
before
2
B.C.
and
replicas
of
the
housing/villages
of
that
time
period.
The
wall
panels
with
the
explanations
of
each
time
period
are
vibrant
and
well
written.
Many
of
the
areas
also
have
short
video
clips
to
give
additional
information.
The
most
fascinating
item
is
the
panel
holding
the
remains
of
three
people
who
died
during
the
plague
that
devistated
the
area
in
1720.
This
is
amazing!
As
you
follow
the
course
of
the
museum,
you
will
be
taken
through
the
traces
of
the
first
civilization
of
the
area,
the
period
of
the
Gauls,
and
the
huge
industry
of
fishing
that
kept
the
village
going.
One
area
has
beautiful
"then
and
now"
photos.
Admission
to
the
museum
is
free
and
you
may
stay
as
long
as
you
like.
The
staff
is
friendly
and
welcomes
any
questions
you
might
have.
If
after
visiting
this
part
of
the
museum
and
you
wish
to
see
the
modern
area
of
Martigues,
you
simply
have
to
exit
the
doors
and
walk
across
the
hallway
and
into
the
other
portion
of
the
museum.
Admission
is
free
for
this
area,
as
well.
In
this
part
of
the
museum
you
will
see
the
history
of
the
two
world
wars,
the
Resistance,
and
the
modernization
of
the
village.
I
found
this
museum
to
be
one
of
the
most
fascinating
village
museums
that
I've
visited.
Very
calm
and
inviting
and
so
interesting
to
read
all
the
great
information
that
they
have
gathered
about
the
past.
The
panels
are
only
written
in
French,
but
do
not
let
that
detour
you.
My
husband
does
not
read
French
and
he
was
still
completely
drawn
in
by
the
photos,
videos
and
artifacts.
Do
not
skip
the
museum
just
because
you
don't
read
French.
There
is
a
lot
to
see
here
and
you
definitely
should
not
miss
it!
