France Tourism

Aix-en-Provence, On your way down to the Mediterranean to laze around and enjoy the languid pleasures of the land of the sun, stop off in Aix for a host of festivals and events. Let the colours and scents of the sun-drenched fruits in the markets, the aromas of Provençal cuisine and the murmuring of its lovely old fountains awaken your senses. As a family or a couple, Aix-en-Provence is a perfect haunt for the sightseer and the foodlover.

Places to see
- Cézanne’s studio and the sites he loved to paint
- Musée Granet
- Town houses
- Cours Mirabeau avenue and its café terraces
- Aix, town of forty fountains
- Saint-Sauveur cathedral and the Triptych of the Burning Bush (15th century)
- The Cité Judiciaire and its architecture
- Specialities: santons, Coteaux d’Aix AOC wines, calissons, delicious little delicacies made from almond paste
- Spa complex, casino
- And for sporty types: rambling, mountain biking, golf, horse riding…

Getting there
- Train station: town centre station + Aix-en-Provence high-speed-train station (3 hrs from Paris)
- Airport: Marseille-Provence
- Motorways: A7, A8, A51, A56 (800 km from Paris)

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