Cours Mirabeau Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence , Provence, France
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  • 1

    The City of 1000 Fountains

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    ... , but what the heck - it's cheap, right? The city was so alive. Vendors selling candles, jewelry, and incense lined the Cours Mirabeau. As we wandered the streets we found a flower market filling an entire square. Further into our wanders we found a ...

  • 2

    Quality time with Natty!

    ... plane trees, cafes and shops and has a fountain pretty much on every block.  At the southern end of the Cours Mirabeau is a massive and impressive fountain, the Rotande, it looks pretty during the day and stunning and night when it is all ...

  • 3

    Putting The Aix in Relaxing

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    Faced with the option of a short drive to Aix-en-Provence or a longer drive to Marseille, we opted for the short drive and a relaxing day. We are at Day 8 of our travels today and have kind of hit a wall in terms of our energy levels. A nice sleep-in ...

  • 4

    Going mad in Arles

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    ... from her dashboard, but this makes her an erratic driver which does nothing for our stomachs. David was up till two drinking on the Cours Mirabeau all by himself. Very Vincent Van Gogh. ('Gogg' they say here) He has what they call a 'geule de bois' ...

  • 5

    Qui mange Quoi? Aix-En-Provence

    ... I had the Menu Découverte (a tasting menu) and Melissa ordered from the Menu du Marché along with a local Coteaux d’Aix En Provence Blanc Cuvée du Château from Château Beaupré. For appetizers Melissa had the cold carrot and anise soup, which ...

  • 6

    An Introduction to Aix

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    ... out of a football stadium. The name 'Aix' comes from the Latin for water and there are thermal springs on the main street of Cours Mirabeau, incongruously thatched with ferns enjoying the warm waters away from the cold of the street. Here are some of my ...

  • 7

    Culture and Culture Shock

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    ... We enjoyed a dinner of fresh Provencal pizza tonight at a bustling little restaurant called Chez Antoine right off of the Cours Mirabeau (the Aix equivalent of Paris's Champs d'Elysees), but James made the astute observation that we must have "American" ...

  • 8

    The Cezanne Lizard

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    ... a gold tooth. Cezanne’s father was a ‘chapellier’ or a hat maker who had a shop on the main drag in Aix- the Cours Mirabeau and he did very well, because at the time, for a woman, you could be mistaken for a prostitute if you went ...

  • 9

    Canada Day in Aix

    ... Unfortunately, the weather was quite wet but we still got to show him around the town a bit, had a drink in a cafe on Cours Mirabeau and then enjoyed a nice dinner together at one of our favourite Aix restaurants.  We had a wonderful time with ...

  • 10

    Last Days in Provence

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    ... out for dinner. They don’t start serving food until 7PM! You could have drinks, but not food. Things we liked about Aix en Provence: 1)   The wine tour was a favourite for both of us. (If I could own a chateau I’d definitely come back!) ...