Location: Aix-en-Provence
Top Things to do in Aix-en-Provence
What to do and see in Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Aix, a graceful, lively city, is known for its thermal hot springs, art schools and universities. Wander the Cours, old town and Quartier Mazarin on foot, stopping at cafés, bookstores and markets. Kids whining? Have them count fountains… Aix reportedly has 1,000 of them.
Restaurants in Aix-en-Provence
1. Santons Richard
2. Cours Mirabeau
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,925 reviews
Reviewed By Mmeurzec - Singapore, Singapore
This is a beautiful street lined with old Charming buildings in typical south of France style. Along its edges are restaurants and bistrots with terraces which are quintessential to the Provence.
3. Oppidum d'Entremont
4. Librairie Le Blason
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 54 reviews
5. Carrieres de Bibemus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 54 reviews
This is where Cubism was born on this 7 hectares rocky plateau: an operative quarry for Aix monuments until the eighteenth century. Cezanne discovers the place in a state of neglect: the vegetation has reclaimed, but the ocher rock has kept the shape of men’s work. In the striking architecture of this exceptional nature, the artist gives birth between 1895 and 1904 of world-renowned works, such as “The Red Rock”. Today at the heart of the Grand Site Sainte-Victoire, Bibemus quarries reveal all their pictorial majesty through a built path around the shed where the artist stored his works and sometimes slept. This site is only open during guided tours, no self-guided tours.
6. Hotel de Caumont - Art Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,567 reviews
Just a few steps from the Cours Mirabeau, a new Arts Centre is opening its doors in the Hotel de Caumont, a fully restored private mansion from the 18th century. Two major temporary exhibitions per year dedicated to great names in the history of art, as well as a diverse programme of events, makeCaumont a major cultural institution in Aix-en-Provence. The film > shown continuously every day in the auditorium presents the artist's journey and his passion for Aix-en-Provence and its region. The visit of the private mansion immerses you in the refined atmosphere of this exceptional venue, from the cour d'honneur to the gardens, passing through the historic rooms. The carefully furnished and decorated rooms reveal daily life at the time of Pauline, marquise de Caumont, one of the most famous owners of the mansion in the 18th century. The private gardens of the mansion, fully refurbished in the spirit of the site, offer over 1000 m² of peaceful space decorated with fountains,flowerbeds bordered by boxwood, and large vases of flowers.
Reviewed By Ambassador793931
outstanding venue, remarkable restoration, excellent exhibition (Thannhauser collection/The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation NY), a small gem in the South of France
7. Hotel de Chateaurenard
8. Le Barrage de Bimont
9. Atelier de Cezanne
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,218 reviews
It is here, on the Lauves’ hill amid his dearest familiar objects: the models of his ultimate still lifes, his furniture and work equipment that you will feel the most intensely the full presence of the painter. From 1902 to his death in 1906, Cezanne works daily in this bright studio, the birthplace of dozens of works now preserved in the great museums of the world, among them the last Bathers. The studio has a gift shop, regularly hosts temporary exhibitions and organizes cultural and gastronomic gatherings during the season. Coffee break and refreshments on site.
Reviewed By habiogrady
You get to know Cezanne as if he was standing next to us showing us around his workshop, with all the still life models, the tools he used to paint the Montagne Sainte Victoire which will lead him to create the master pieces we are familiar with today. It is the second time I visit. I will go back again as soon as I am around Aix en Provence. A unique expérience.
10. Pavillon de Vendome
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 326 reviews
Reviewed By 954LauraL - Rome, Italy
very pleasant. a small park, French style gardening, space for kids to play, table for picnic in a special area
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