Aix-en-Provence Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides
Aix-en-Provence is best explored on foot, from the fountains of the Cours Mirabeau to the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur, the Granet Museum and Cézanne's last studio on the hill. These guides cover each sight and how long to give it.
Aix-en-Provence attraction guides
Atelier Cézanne, Aix-en-Provence: What to See on Your Visit
Cézanne's last studio is one high-ceilinged room in a house on rising ground north of Aix, reached by a 15-minute walk up Avenue Paul Cézanne. Here is what is inside, how long to allow and which nearby Cézanne sites pair with it.
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur, Aix-en-Provence: Visitor Guide
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur is a short, absorbing stop in the heart of old Aix-en-Provence, where a Romanesque cloister, a baptistery with re-used columns and a Gothic nave sit in one building. Allow under an hour, look closely at the small cloister, and pair it with the rest of the old town.
Cours Mirabeau, Aix-en-Provence: What to See on the Avenue
Cours Mirabeau is the broad, plane-tree-lined avenue at the heart of Aix-en-Provence, with three fountains set along its centre and cafés and shops on either side. Walk it once for orientation, then again with a coffee stop, and add the nearby Fontaine d'eau Chaude and Place d'Albertas.
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence: Visiting Guide
The Musée Granet is Aix-en-Provence's main fine-arts museum, housed in the former Palace of Malta a few steps from Cours Mirabeau. It holds paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, a group of eight Cézanne works and the Planque collection, which is shown in a separate chapel building.
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence: Visitor Guide
The Pavillon de Vendôme is a small 1665 pleasure house in a French garden on rue Célony, north-west of old Aix. It is a short visit rather than a half-day out: a classical façade with baroque atlantes, a few rooms of 17th- and 18th-century portraits and Provençal furniture, and a garden for a quiet pause. It closes on Tuesdays and breaks for lunch at midday.
Thermes Sextius, Aix-en-Provence: Roman Baths Visitor Guide
The Thermes Sextius are the Roman bath remains of ancient Aix, now overlain by a hotel and spa at 55 avenue des Thermes. Expect one vaulted pool rather than a museum complex, and slot the stop into a walk up the cours Sextius.