VIRTUAL TOUR 360° COMING SOON
Protected by the Holy Mountain Victoire which culminates à1.011 m, Aix is surrounded by a campaign richly preserved with authentic country houses of Provence surrounded by gardens to the Frenchwoman. Its name comes from the thermal springs discovered to the foundation of the city into 123 before JC by the Romans.
Aix was the capital of Provence in XVème century: prosperous and notable merchants made to city the Florence of Provence which one knows today. Middle-class residences, placettes flowered, private mansions, old fountains, shaded lanes… all the images of noble Provence of the XVII and XVIIIèmes are gathered in Aix.
The great names of the literature or painting were inspired by the charm of the city: Guigou, Stendhal, Mistral, Zola and Cézanne (a struck route of the letter C crosses Aix and makes it possible to visit the places where the painter lived).
Town of art and culture, Aix has a rich person architectural heritage superbly restored and maintained. The private mansions align their beautiful doors and windows carved with balconies and ironwork of art on the Course Mirabeau and the street Gaston de Saporta, Aix is a true museum with open sky. The elegant ones of Aix and the area are found in the smart shops of the Mazarin district.
Each summer, the International Festival of Lyric art and Music presents a sumptuous poster and brings together divas and maestros, the festival of dance also knows an international reputation
To visit:
Cathedral St Saver. The Town hall.
The Tower of the Clock. The Mazarin district and the malls.
Museums:
The Granet Museum. The Cézanne workshop. The Cézanne Circuit. The museum of old Aix,Le Vendôme house: gardens with the Frenchwoman and collections of pieces of furniture and objets d'art.
Leisures:
Swimming pool, horsemanship. , Golf. Tennis. Squash. Night Clubs. Theatres.
Excursions Museums. Shopping....
