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* 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.
* Not to be
missed
- 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…
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Experience Aix
A pass for Aix and its region: be our
privileged guest!
- From € 2: Reduced admission to participating
museums, 1/2 price on guided tours with partner Tourist Office guides, a special
discount ticket on the Aix en Bus network, concerts, shows.
* Festive Aix
Inauguration in June 2007 of the
«Grand Théâtre de Provence» an auditorium designed by Vittorio Gregotti in the
city centre, featuring the second part of Wagner’s Tetralogy, die Walküre,
interpreted by the Berliner Philarmoniker under the Direction of Sir Simon
Rattle.
* Getting there
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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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Contact
WEB
OFFICE DE TOURISME
2 place du Général de Gaulle
BP
160
13605 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 1
33 (0)4 42 16 11 61
Fax: 33 (0)4 42
16 11 62
infos@aixenprovencetourism.com
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