Misunderstood Paul Cezanne -- as Gauguin, one of the first to collect Cezanne's art, called him -- now has admirers worldwide, many of whom are heading to Provence this year. Places never before open to the public, such as the Cezanne family estate, Jas de Bouffan ("sheep barn" in Provencal), and the rock quarries of Bibemus, where Cezanne painted, will open for visitors. Cezanne's studio, now a small museum, will have special tours and there will be guided walks through Aix in the footsteps of its now favourite son. - All of Provence is celebrating Cezanne. In Marseille, the Palais des Arts will present a show on Rural Provence from 1850 to 1900, featuring Cezanne's contemporaries, until Aug. 31. Cezanne's successors are featured in the exhibit Autour de Cezanne (Around Cezanne) at the Musee Brayer in Les Baux de Provence. The castle of Les Baux will also present a film -- Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne in the Land of Olive Trees. For more information, see www.visitprovence.com. Colour Photo: Montreal Gazette ; CanWest News Service / Cezanne once wrote, "...to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations." Perhaps, this is why his landscapes feel like Provence and, in many ways, Provence feels like a Cezanne. He painted Mount Ste. Victoire over 80 times ; Colour Photo: Montreal Gazette ; CanWest News Service / Part of Cezanne's studio recreated, complete with objects of his famed still-lifes. ; Colour Photo: Montreal Gazette ; CanWest News Service / Walking route sign leading to Cezanne's studio in Aix. ;