Aix-en-Provence, Walking Tours, The South of France
Aix-en-Provence Vacation In The South of France

A good place to start a tour of Aix-en-Provence is
at the tourist office just off the circle at the east
end of the Cours Mirabeau.       Get Maps and other
good info that suggests many interesting walks and
trolley circuits through the city.  
Aix-en-Provence Walks
Aix-en-Provence walking tours will
include a  walk on the Cours Mirabeau.  
A stop for a rest on one of the many benches
can be pleasant way to people watch.  Walk
deeper into the old town and walk the
pedestrian only streets and "Semi Pedestrian
Only Streets"  that line both sides of The Cours
Mirabeau.   
Wade into the heart of Aix-en-Provence on its
winding, narrow streets and visit the 1665
Pavilion De Vendome and its gardens or
walk through the narrow opening at the Passage
Agard and visit the Deux Garcons Café, a
haunt of Cezanne and rated a top restaurant.
On other walks you will find the plazas and
fountains where Emile Zola grew up.    
You can walk to the hill from the Plaza Hotel de
Ville towards the first century edge of the city
and pass the medieval rampart ( Just a little wall
remaining) and visit the workshop of
Cezanne. On the way, visit Gothic St. Sauveur
Cathedral and its medieval chapel and the
1650s building housing the Museum of
Tapestries. The architecture of Aix spans two
millennium.
On the south side of the Cours the streets
have a grid pattern and there you will find the  
L'Eglise St. Jean De Malte, a 12 the century
Gothic church of the Knights of Malta.

On the north side of the Cours, the old town
with its maze of narrow streets is much larger
and its older buildings make it a great place
to walk.

Trolleys and public buses also tour the
city. Info is available at the tourist office.
Follow the big i
Entering the city by car, the best bet is to head for
the tourist info centers. Follow the big i
Paid parking is available with an automated
system of coin and receipt that you place on your
dashboard.
The Hot Water Fountain built in 1734
Gothic St. Sauveur Cathedral
and its medieval chapel and
1st Century baptismal pool.
Gothic St. Sauveur Cathedral
The Cours Mirabeau.
Aix-en-Provence walking tours will include a  walk on the
Cours Mirabeau.  
A stop for a rest on one of the many benches can be pleasant
way to people watch.  Walk deeper into the old town and walk
the pedestrian only streets that line both sides of The Cours
Mirabeau.   
The Cours Mirabeau
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