| Page Views: 2,938 Last Visit to Aix-en-Provence: February, 1997 | Pierre_Rouss's Aix-en-Provence and Provence Page by Pierre_Rouss - last update: Jun 28, 2003 |
|  | The hearth of Provence, Aix-en-Provence is a beautiful city. Enjoy the terrasses, the restaurents, the museums,...
It's the home of Cézanne, the artist, he captured the light and almost the smells and sounds of the surrounding countryside.
As mentioned in my France homepage, I chose Aix-en-Provence as my Provence anchor city. The Provence region is located South of France and North of the Côte d'Azur.
From Aix-en-Provence, you have an infinite number of day trip you can do in a radius of 100-200 kilometers. I suggest that you play 'Connect the dots' with a couple of 'dots' on your itinerary, and drive at random trying to find them, and don't be afraid to take your time.
The region grows olives, herbs, lavander and vines. The climate can be surprisingly hot even warmer than South locations. Because of all this, the Provence people like to take their time, drink a little wine, put tomatoes, herbs and garlic everywhere and enjoy a little nap in the afternoon listening to the cigale (cicada) and crickets.
I love the place!! |
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| Pros: | "My favorite vacation spot in the world" | | Cons: | "Is there any?" | | In A Nutshell: | "Sun, wine, olives, heaven..." |
Pierre_Rouss' Aix-en-Provence Travel Tips
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maritagnes Sun May 2, 2004 17:50 UTC
Lovely page which inspired me even more before our family vacation to Provence next year. Great tips - can't wait to see the region by myself! | Pelourinho Fri Jan 9, 2004 18:06 UTC
Peu d'Aix, mais formidable de la region! Merci! | tessy Mon Mar 17, 2003 21:15 UTC
Beautiful Provence! Love so much to visit such little villages like you describe here. | rickyvilla81 Sun Nov 3, 2002 13:59 UTC
Gordes is the best!! |
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