The plane tree on the Cours Mirabeau, the 440 metres of the avenue, the 1646, the 4 rows of the plane trees that create the green tunnel, the fountains (the La Rotonde at the western end, the 1860, the lions, the chariot of the Poseidon, the Moussue at the eastern end, the 1667, the “Mossy,” the thermal water of the 18°C that is the covered the moss), the cafés (the Les Deux Garçons, the 1792, the most famous café in the Aix, the Cézanne, the Zola, the Hemingway, the €6 for the café crème, and the essential Aix experience), the book market (the Sunday morning, the second-hand, and the best literary market in the Provence), is the most beautiful avenue in the France. The Aix-en-Provence is the city of the Paul Cézanne (the 1839–1906, the Atelier Cézanne, the studio on the Lauves Hill, the 1902, the $7, the still-life objects, the view of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, and the essential Aix experience), the Émile Zola (the 1840, the childhood friend of the Cézanne), the fountains (the 1,000 fountains, the “city of the 1,000 fountains”), and the most beautiful university city in the south of the France. Here is your guide.

Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne, Zola, and Vasarely

• The Cézanne, the essential Aix: The Paul Cézanne is the most important figure in the Aix: the Atelier Cézanne (the studio on the Lauves Hill, the 9 Avenue Paul Cézanne, the 1902, the preserved, the easel, the palette, the bowler hat, the coat, the objects from the still-life paintings, the ginger jar, the green jug, the Cupid plaster, and the most authentic artist’s studio in Europe. ~€7, and the essential strategy: the 10am entry, the studio is the small, the groups are the limited, and the sense of the Cézanne that is the there. The essential walk: the Promenade Cézanne, the 2 km from the tourist office, the route marked with the bronze “C” studs in the pavement, the Cézanne’s birthplace, the college, the cathedral where the marriage to the Hortense, and the essential Aix morning), the Musée Granet (the 1838, the largest Cézanne collection in the Aix, the 10 paintings, the “Bathers,” the “Portrait of the Madame Cézanne”, the Ingres, the David, the Rembrandt, and the best museum in the Aix. ~€6), the Montagne Sainte-Victoire (the mountain that the Cézanne painted the 87 times, the 1,011 metres, the limestone, the walk: the 3 hours from the Bimont Dam, the view that is the Cézanne’s view, and the best walk in the Provence). More France →
• The Zola, the Vasarely, and the essential Aix: The Émile Zola was the childhood friend of the Cézanne (the 1852 at the Bourbon College), and the Zola is the presence in the Aix through the letters, the bust of the Zola at the Place de la Libération and the memory of the friend who left the Aix for the Paris. The Victor Vasarely (the Hungarian-French artist who founded the Foundation Vasarely in the 1976, the optical art, the geometric, the 44 works, the largest Vasarely collection in the world, and the most unusual museum in the Aix. ~€12). The essential Aix: the Marché aux Fleurs (the flower market, the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, the Tuesday, the Thursday, and the Saturday, the most beautiful market in the Provence), the calissons (the Aix sweet, the almond, the candied melon, the royal icing, and the essential Aix gift. ~€15 for the box at the Calisson du Roy René), the lunch at the Le Bistrot des Philosophes (the Cours Mirabeau, the €20 for the 3-course lunch, and the best-value lunch in the Aix), and the essential Aix hotel: the Villa Gallici (the 5-star, the Provence, the €300/night, and the best hotel in the Aix)