Discovering attractive Provencal towns: Aix-en-Provence and Avignon
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Key Information: Group Size: 1
- 30
people Destination:Aix-en-Provence Season: January - December Languages: English, French Minimum Cost: 75 Euro (EUR) Per person Maximum Cost: 180 Euro (EUR) Per person
Walking tour in the historical center of Aix en Provence to discover its sumptuous architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries, its delightful squares with sunny terraces, its fountains singing everywhere, its outdoor market. The combination of all these components makes the very special and so Provence's atmosphere of Aix. No stay in Aix-en-Provence without walking in the footsteps of the painter Paul Cezanne.
Cezanne is native of the city and he made its surroundings famous especially the impressive Sainte-Victoire mountain range. "Climbing" to the Rocher des Doms in Avignon will give you another emotional experience. Dominating the powerful Rhone River with its famous bridge and the bucolic scenery of the Barthelasse Island which invites you to a walk or a ride across fields and small roads, this "ascent" helps you to understand the choice of this location to built the city.
On the other side of the river, the lovely city of Villeneuve-les- Avignon,with several fortresses, symbols of the King of France was facing the county of Provence at the time Provence was independent. The walls from the 14th century that are still surrounding the city as well as the Palace of the Popes immerse you in the Middle Ages when the Popes made this quiet city of Provence the capital of Christendom. You will be impressed by the immensity and the majesty of the monument built by the 7 Popes who sat in Avignon in the 14th century.
Notes:
Price discount if the client takes several day trips
