Sites & Monuments

The old town :

- The St Sauveur Cathedral, the baptistery and the cloister.
- The Archbishop's square
- The square of the Town Council with the Town Hall and the Clock Tower
- The former Corn Exchange (la Halle aux grains)
- The Law Courts
- The Madeleine Church
- Private mansions, squares and fountains.
- The Mazarin quarter with the Hotel de Caumont, the Paul Arbaud Museum, the Granet Museum, the Church of St Jean of Malta and the Square of the four dolphins

Around the old town :

- The Cezanne Studio
- The Vasarely Foundation
- Joseph Sec Mausoleum
- The Vendome Pavilion
- The Thermae (les Thermes Sextius)
- The Celto-Liguric Oppidum of Entremont

Events :

- The International festival of Song, each year in the month of July
- Aix in Music, performances all year round
- International Piano Festival in April
- The Season of Aix (International folklore, variety shows, theater-
- Aix Jazz Festival
- Dance in Aix
- The short Festival in December (short films, workshops, exhibitions)

And many other events all year round.

Markets and fairs :

- Everyday, local produces set up their stalls under the sycamores on the Place Richelme

- 3 times a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, the big market takes place - Place des Precheurs, place de la Madeleine, and in the Encagne and Jas du Bouffan quarters

- The flower market, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday across from the Mayor's Office

- The same days, Antique and Crafts dealers can be found on the Place de Verdun

- The old and rare book market, the 1st Sunday of each month by the Hotel de Ville (Town Hall)

- The Antique fairs of the Aix region (January to December), the Attics of the festival (July), Craft Fairs (July, August) on the Place Jeanne d'Arc and Cours Sextius.

Office du tourisme d'Aix en Provence
2, Place Du Général de Gaulle - 13605 - AIX EN PROVENCE
Tél. : +33 (0)4 42 16 11 61 - Fax. : +33 (0)4 42 16 11 62

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© photos José Nicolas