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Aix-en-provence Self Guided Tour of the City of Fountains

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2 to 4 hours (approx.)
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Overview

A grand mansion concealed a Resistance refuge. A school gate recalls Cézanne and Zola before fame. On this self-guided walking tour of Aix-en-Provence, the Tourific app brings the stories behind the façades to life.
Follow 24 stops from the Rotonde to the Palais de Justice. Find out who changes the seasons beneath the town hall clock, why a shopping passage crosses a royal burial site, and what a moss-covered fountain hides. Along the way, hear the royal wedding legend behind Aix's calissons.
This Aix-en-Provence audio tour covers roughly 3 km in about three hours. Start when it suits you, pause and resume, and listen offline after downloading. Stories can be enjoyed from outside; museum admission and tastings cost extra.
For independent travelers who enjoy art, history and their own schedule. Over 30,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours. The tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

What's Included

  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location
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Meeting Location

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Place du Général de Gaulle
13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

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20 Place de Verdun
13616 Aix-en-Provence, France

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Fontaine de La Rotonde

Look up at three marble women above a fountain built before Aix secured its reliable water supply.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

United Protestant Church of Aix

Pause at a former synagogue to hear about a pastor facing an impossible wartime choice.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Hôtel de Caumont (pass by)

Look beyond the mansion façade for a concierge’s wartime secret and a bride’s abruptly altered future.
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Middle School Mignet

Meet two schoolboys whose friendship began here, with bullies, ambition and a much-debated basket of apples.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Fontaine des Quatre-Dauphins

Study four stone dolphins for clues to the powerful family behind Aix’s carefully planned mansion district.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Rue Folco de Baroncelli

Find the birthplace of a marquis whose unusual calling led him toward bulls and white horses.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Eglise Saint-Jean-de-Malte

Look up at the Hospitallers’ church, where missing bells connect a revolutionary war with a modern search.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Musee Granet (pass by)

Trace Cézanne’s early drawing lessons and a painted mother’s extraordinary request to the ruler of the gods.
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Fontaine du Roi Rene

Examine the grapes in King René’s hand and hear the wedding legend behind an Aix sweet.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Passage Agard

Enter a narrow shopping passage where a stubborn neighbour and a royal burial complicate the ground beneath.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Hôtel Maurel de Pontevès

Study two straining stone giants for clues to a cloth merchant’s pursuit of noble status.
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10 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Fontaine Moussue

Search the moss-covered thermal fountain for traces of the sculpted figures hidden beneath its green coat.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Pâtisserie Béchard

Examine Aix’s three-layered calisson at a family pastry shop with a workshop behind the window.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Place d'Albertas

Survey a judge’s carefully staged square and ask what stood in the way of his view.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Fontaine des Bagniers

Study Cézanne’s bronze profile above a fountain whose displaced waters connect two old-town streets.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Halle aux Grains (pass by)

Look for a river’s protruding foot above the grain hall, then consider the hunger behind its grandeur.
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Tour de l'horloge (pass by)

Find the wooden season beneath the clock and hear why changing it requires someone with keys.
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Madeleines De Christophe depuis 2006

Look at shell-shaped madeleines and hear the kitchen-disaster legend behind the little cake’s name.
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5 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Hotel de Chateaurenard (pass by)

Look beyond a diamond-studded doorway for the painted staircase that caught Louis XIV’s attention.
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Cathedrale St. Sauveur

Read the cathedral’s changing stonework, then follow King René’s connection to a painting of a burning bush.
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15 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Musee des Tapisseries (pass by)

Search an archbishop’s carved doorway for clues linking a French marshal with a Scandinavian throne.
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Court of Appeal of Aix En Provence (pass by)

Face the courthouse columns and piece together the vanished palace and neighbourhood beneath this civic monument.
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2 Rue des Epinaux (pass by)

Read five names beside a family doorway where Resistance messages and a secret radio once converged.
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Fontaine Moussue (pass by)

Read a Provençal plaque marking the day revolutionary violence reached a lawyer’s front door.
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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Aix-en-provence Self Guided Tour of the City of Fountains?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • 1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • Audio and written guide included
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

Additional Info

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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