Pierre & Vacances City Centre

3/5, rue des Chartreux
13100 Aix-en-Provence

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Travel Information

BY ROAD

Weather / traffic information: 0 8 92 68 02 13 / 0 826 022 022.
Paris (758 km) - Lyon (300 km) - Avignon (83 km) - Marseille (31 km).

From Paris: A6 motorway towards Lyon, then take the A7 "Autoroute du Soleil" towards Avignon and Salon-de-Provence. Follow Nice / Aix-en-Provence and take the A 8 motorway "La Proven'ale".
Take the 'Aix Jas de Bouffan' exit, then follow the "centre ville" signs to the city centre. Carry on straight ahead, on Boulevard de Galice. At the end of Cours des Minimes, at the roundabout, go straight onto Boulevard de la R'publique, then take the second street on the left, Rue des Chartreux.

BY TRAIN

- AIX-EN-PROVENCE RAILWAY STATION (2.5 km).
- AIX LES MILLES TGV RAILWAY STATION (16 km).
Travel information. Tel: 36 35.
Transfers by AIX TGV shuttle bus + 33 (0)4 42 26 37 28 or taxi or car rental.

BY AIR

- MARSEILLE PROVENCE AIRPORT (35 km)
Travel information ' + 33 (0)4 42 14 14 14.
Transfer by RDT 13 AEROPORT shuttle bus + 33 (0)4 42 93 59 13, or taxi, or car rental.

Nearby points of interest

The town
Guided walking tour of the town, a veritable invitation to travel back in time, each Saturday morning (extra charge). Departure from the Tourist Office.
Its 17th and 18th century mansions give great charm to the town, as does the majestic Cours Mirabeau with its archway of plane trees, the H'tel de Forbin and the Italian style fa'ade of the H'tel Maurel-de-Pont'v's.
The Mazarin quarter with the H'tel de Caumont, the Arbaud Museum (collection of antique pottery), the Granet Museum (fine art and archaeology), located in the former Palais de Malte.
Other sites are the Law Courts, the Natural History Museum and the Town Hall. Boulegon Street (Paul C'zanne), the Old Aix Museum (history, folk art and traditions of Aix and the surrounding area), the old Archbishop's Palace and the Tapestry Museum.
The fountains in Aix and the Sextius thermal baths contribute to the local decor.
Other places to see: Luque Tower, rue C'lony and the famous Pavillon Vend'me, Cours Sextius.
A rich religious heritage with the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, Chapelle des P'nitents'

' The surrounding area
Many excursions are possible: "The C'zanne Road" with the "Black Ch'teau", Montagne Sainte-Victoire, Plateau du Cengle, spectacular view of Bimont Dam and Vauvenargues, quaint hilltop villages in the Lub'ron, Arles, the Alpilles Range, "Pays d'Apt" and Cistercian abbeys of S'nanquen and Thoronet, Moustier -Sainte -Marie.