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Things to see in Aix En Provence

Tourist information: 

Office de Tourisme
2 place du Général de Gaulle
Tel: (04) 4216 1161.
www.aixenprovencetourism.com

Passes: 

The Pass pour Aix et Pays d'Aix is available from the tourist office and participating venues and gives discounted access to museums and public transport in Aix and the local area. Two other passes, the Aix City Pass and the Pass Cézanne, give free admission to a limited number of top attractions in Aix and are also available from the tourist office.

Atelier Cézanne (Cezanne Studio)

Many of the visitors to Aix-en-Provence will have an interest in the work of Cézanne, and here they will have an opportunity to discover several of the artist's familiar objects (many featured in some of his paintings). The studio is equipped with an audio/video room where visitors can watch relevant films and CD-roms. Tours in English daily.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 9 avenue Paul Cézanne, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4221 0653.
Website: http://www.atelier-cezanne.com
Fondation Vasarely (Vasarely Foundation)

A striking structure located just outside Aix in the Jas de Bouffan, the Vasarely Foundation was founded by Victor Vasarely in 1976 to promote the integration of art in architecture. Closed Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 1 avenue Marcel Pagnol, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4220 0109.
Website: http://www.fondationvasarely.fr
Le Cours Mirabeau

The city's main thoroughfare (and the most famous one) is the Cours Mirabeau, a street lined with cafes, restaurants and elegant mansions, and shaded by several rows of centuries-old plane trees. Once a street for horse-drawn coaches, the Cours Mirabeau today links the Mazarin district to the south with the old commercial town to the north. Sit down at one of the terraces and watch life go by while sipping a cappuccino or a latte and listening to the sounds of water playing in the fountains nearby.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Cours Mirabeau, Aix en Provence, France
Le Musée Granet (Granet Museum)

François Marius Granet was a famous local painter (1775-1849) who bequeathed his personal collection to the city upon his death. Housed in a historic building, the museum, one of the best in the region, features major works by French painters from the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as paintings from Dutch, Flemish and Italian schools. Closed Mondays.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Place Saint Jean de Malte, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4252 8832.
Website: http://www.museegranet-aixenprovence.fr
Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (Natural History Museum)

Founded in 1838, this museum, housed in another beautiful historic building, boasts a unique collection of dinosaur fossils found on nearby Sainte Victoire mountain. Additional fossils include fish, insects and plants.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Hôtel Boyer d'Eguilles, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4227 9127.
Website: http://www.museum-aix-en-provence.org
Musée du Vieil Aix (Museum of Old Aix)

Hôtel Estienne de Saint Jean is one of the finest hôtels particuliers (private hotels) from the end of the 17th century. The finely carved door opens into a hall with a magnificent wrought iron balustrade. The main living areas, which have preserved part of the original décor, house the Museum of Old Aix. The museum contains memorials to Aix's past, including furniture, costumes, paintings, china and local figurines.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 17 rue Gaston de Saporta, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4221 4355.
Pavillon de Vendôme (Vendome Pavilion)

Surrounded by an elaborate French garden, the Vendome Pavilion gives visitors the opportunity to see a typical Aix mansion as it would have looked in the 18th century. Well preserved furniture, paintings and artefacts from the 17th and 18th centuries give a glimpse into the lives of the local aristocracy of the time.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 32 rue Célony, Aix en Provence, France
Telephone: (04) 4291 8875.
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