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Road map C4. * 145,000.
n 300 ave Giuseppe Verdi
(04 42 16 11 61). ( daily.
_ Fest d’Art Lyrique (Jun–Jul).
∑ aixenprovencetourism.com
Transport
£ Ave Victor Hugo. @ Ave de
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who was unfortunately jeered at
during his lifetime in his home­
Cézanne’s studio, filled with his furniture and personal belongings town. The studio is much as he
left it when he died in 1906. Not
Knights of Malta. François designed by the king of far from here you can see the
Granet (1775–1849), a local artist, Op Art Victor Vasarely in the scenic Montagne Ste­Victoire, a
bequeathed his collection of mid­1970s. Alongside his favourite subject of the painter.
French, Italian and Flemish paint­ monumental works, the
ings to Aix, including Ingres’ Portrait gallery’s exhibitions promote E Pavillon de Vendôme
of Gr
of Granet and anet and anet
of Gr Jupiter and Thetis. art in the city at a national (Arts Décoratifs)
There are also works by Granet and international level. 13 rue de la Molle or 32 rue Célony.
and other Provençal painters, Tel 04 42 91 88 75. Open Wed–Mon.
eight canvases by Paul Cézanne, P L’Atelier de Cézanne Closed Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. &
plus artifacts from Roman Aix. 9 ave Paul Cézanne. Tel 04 42 21 One of Aix­en­Provence’s
06 53. Open Mar–Oct: daily; Nov–Feb: grandest houses, built for
E Fondation Vasarely Mon–Sat. Closed 1 May, 25 Dec. & Cardinal de Vendôme in
1 ave Marcel Pagnol. Tel 04 42 20 01 09. 8 - Mar–Oct. = ∑ cezanne- 1667 and later enlarged, the
Open daily. Closed 1 Jan, 24, 25 & 26 en-provence.com main entrance is supported
Dec. & 7 ground floor. 8 = 9 Ten minutes’ walk uphill from by two figures of Atlantes.
∑ fondationvasarely.org the Cathédrale St­Sauveur The beautiful rooms are filled
This series of innovative black­ is the house of renowned with Provençal furniture
and­white metal hexagons was artist Paul Cézanne (see p30), and portraits.
Aix-en-Provence L’Atelier
de Cézanne BOULEVARD A. BRIAND
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1 Cathédrale St­Sauveur JAUR ES
2 Musée du Palais de Cathédrale RUE P & M C O URS
St-Sauveur
l’Archevêché JE A N PLACE DES Musée du Palais
de l’Archevêché
de l’Archevêché
RUE
RUE
RUE
3 Musée Estienne B O U L E VA R D Thermes MARTYRS DE CURIE BOULEGON R U E RUE CHASTEL
Sextius
de Saint­Jean RUE DU BON PASTEUR LA RESISTANCE Mont
Musée Estienne
S T-L OU IS
RUE
VENEL
(Vieil Aix) Pavillon de Vendôme de Saint-Jean MATHERON M I GNET Ste Victoire
(Arts Decoratifs)
(Vieil Aix)
Hôtel de Ville
RUE
4 Hôtel de Caumont R U E C E L O N Y PLACE DES PLACE DE RUE SU F F REN
L'HOTEL
DE VILLE
Centre d’Art CARDEURS Ancienne Halle
aux Grains
5 Musée Granet S EX T I RUE DES CORDELIERS RICHELME Eglise de la LACEPEDE B LVD. C A R NO T
PLACE
Madeleine
PL. DE
6 Pavillon de Vendôme RUE RUE F.-GAUT VERDUN RUE MA NUE L
CO URS RUE DES DE LA COURONNE RAMUS Hôtel Boyer Justice RUE THIERS RUE MIOLLIS
(Arts Décoratifs) LI S S E DE S C O R D EL I E RS U S PLACE RUE MAL-FOCH Palais de RUE E MERIC-DAV I D
PLACE
d'Eguilles
PLACE
Granet XXe
R. BERNARDINES RUE ESPA R IAT FORBIN RUE DE L'OPERA
PLACE R. MARECHAL JOFFRE
JEANNE D'ARC CO U RS M I RA B EAU
PLACE RUE D'I TALI E
PLACE DU
0 metres 500 NIOLLON GENERAL DE RUE GOYRAND
AV N. BONAPARTE
GAULLE RU E M A Z AR I NE St-Jean-de-Malte
0 yards 500 Fontaine de RUE LAROQUE Hôtel de Caumont Musée
Centre d’Art
Fondation RUE DE VILLARS Granet
Vasarely la Rotonde
AVENUE DES BELGES R UE AVENUE VICTOR HUGO AVENUE B O U L E V A R D D U R O I R E N E
RUE LAPIERRE R UE CA RD IN A LE RUE ROUX-ALPHERAN TOULON
Gare Routière RU E G O N TA R D
500m (550 yards) AV A
A . F RA N CE
Gare TGV
8 km (5 miles) AVENUE Parc Jourdan
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G . DE S P L A CE S
M AL HERB E
Gare SNCF