If you are making plans to visit Provence, Aix-en-Provence is a great place to make your base. A student town, Aix is easily reached by the TGV train from Paris and is a destination well worth a visit. If you’re there on a Saturday, you’ll enjoy the street market, but no matter what day you arrive, make sure you see the studio where Cezanne painted, developing a style that ultimately led to cubism.
Where to stay in Aix-en-Provence? Fans of five-star hotels will love the Villa Gallici, a Virtuoso property. But if you love the kind of experience that a luxurious, wonderful B&B can offer, look no further than Sous le Tilleul.
Entering through these red doors just a short block from the Fountain de la Rotunde, right at the end of the Cours Mirabeau, you walk up one flight of steps where Marie-Christine will welcome you into her large, two-story apartment. […]
Published by David Ourisman
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