Fontaine du Roi René

Aix-en-Provence


In the centre of cours Mirabeau is this lovely sculpted fountain from 1823, depicting the 15th-century king holding muscat grapes (which he reputedly brought to Provence).


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1. Fontaine d’Eau Chaude

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Dating to 1667, this small fountain, the first along the Cours Mirabeau, is fed by 18ºC spring water that encourages the diversity of greenery with which…

2. Caumont Centre d’Art

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The Caumont is a stellar art space housed inside the Mazarin quarter’s grandest 18th-century hôtel particulier (mansion). While there are three quality…

3. Place des Quatre Dauphins

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This especially charming square in the Quartier Mazarin has a baroque fountain (1667) with water-spouting dolphins.

4. Cours Mirabeau

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5. Église St-Jean de Malte

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This 13th-century Gothic church in Aix’s Quartier Mazarin, built as a fortified place of worship by the Knights Hospitaller, was the first of its kind in…

6. Musée Granet

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7. Église de la Madeleine

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8. Vieil Aix

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