Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Aix-en-Provence, France

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 1.6 km
Ascend 11 m
Descend 15 m

Experience Aix-en-Provence in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Aix-en-ProvenceIndividual Sights in Aix-en-Provence

Sight 1: Caserne Forbin

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The Forbin Barracks is a former barracks located in Aix-en-Provence, France. It was sold by the State in 1981 and demolished. Only the portal listed as a Historic Monument and the chapel remain.

Wikipedia: Caserne Forbin (FR)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception

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Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception Georges Seguin (Okki) / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Aix-en-Provence, Cours Gambetta. It is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception d'Aix-en-Provence (FR), Website

293 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Granet XXème - Collection Planque

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The Chapel of the White Penitents of the Carmelites is a former chapel of the White Penitents, located on Place Jean-Boyer, south-east of the medieval city center of Aix-en-Provence. It dates from the seventeenth century. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1951.

Wikipedia: Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs des Carmes (FR)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Hôtel d'Arlatan-Lauris

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The Hôtel d'Arlatan is a private mansion located at 24 rue de l'Opéra, in Aix-en-Provence (France).

Wikipedia: Hôtel d'Arlatan-Lauris (FR)

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte

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The Church of St. John in Aix-en-Provence, situated at the corner of rue d'Italie and rue Cardinale, is a Gothic Roman Catholic church, the first in Provence. It was built in the 13th century, mostly in the 1270s.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte (EN)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Musée Granet

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The Musée Granet is a museum in the quartier Mazarin, Aix-en-Provence, France devoted to painting, sculpture and archeology. In 2011, the museum received 177,598 visitors.

Wikipedia: Musée Granet (EN)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Hôtel de Joursenvault

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The Hôtel de Carondelet, also called de Joursanvault-Mareilles or Ruffo de Bonneval de La Fare, or de Grignan, is a private mansion, located at 17 Rue Cardinale in Aix-en-Provence.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Joursenvault (FR)

59 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel Lieutaud

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The Hotel Lieutaud is a private mansion located at 32, rue Cardinale, in the center of the Mazarin district of Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Lieutaud (FR)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel Bonnet de la Beaume

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The Hôtel Bonnet de la Beaume, also spelled Bonnet de la Baume, is a private mansion located at 2-2bis rue Goyrand and 6 rue Frédéric Mistral in Aix-en-Provence.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Bonnet de la Beaume (FR)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Porte de l'hôtel Maurel de Pontevès

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The Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès (EN)

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Fontaine d'Eau Chaude

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Fontaine d'Eau ChaudeEsby 18:10, 2 November 2010 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The hot water fountain, also known locally as a mossy fountain, is a thermal water fountain, located on the top of the Cours Mirabeau, in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France.

Wikipedia: Fontaine d'eau chaude (FR)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Caumont Centre d'Art

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The Hôtel de Caumont is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence in France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Caumont (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Hôtel Paul Arbaud

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The Hotel Paul Arbaud is a private mansion located at 2 rue du Quatre-Septembre and rue Mazarine in Aix-en-Provence.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Paul Arbaud (FR), Website, Website

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Hôtel d'Olivary

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The Hôtel d'Olivary, also known as the Hôtel Paradis or Hôtel de Silvacane or Revest-de-Montvert or Pignet-Guelton, is a private mansion located at 10 rue du Quatre-Septembre, in Aix-en-Provence (France).

Wikipedia: Hôtel d'Olivary (FR)

79 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Hôtel de Boisgelin

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The Hôtel de Boisgelin is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Boisgelin (Aix-en-Provence) (EN)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Hôtel de Gastaud

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The Hôtel de Foresta, also known as the Hôtel de Gastaud or Hôtel de Montéty, is a private mansion located in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Foresta (FR)

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Hôtel Ravel d'Esclapon

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The Hotel Ravel d'Esclapon is a private mansion located in Aix-en-Provence, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Ravel d'Esclapon (FR)

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