Sports and leisure
- Tennis: 9 clubs (in a radius of 1.5 to 15 km).
- Squash: 3 clubs (in a radius of 1 to 8 km).
- Horse-riding: 17 riding centres (in a radius of 3 to 25 km).
- Golf: 5 golf courses, including the 18-hole courses in Pont -Royal (35 km) and Aix -Marseille (8 km) and 1 mini-golf course (4 km).
- 5 multi-sports clubs (1 to 6 km away).
Resort Description
The prestigious past of Aix-en-Provence is to be seen in its colourful markets, shady fountains and magnificent houses, many of which date back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
To discover within the resort
- Guided walking tour of the town, a veritable invitation to travel back in time, every Saturday morning (paying). Departure from the Tourist Office.
- Its 17th and 18th century mansions give great charm to the town, as does the majestic Cours Mirabeau with its archway of plane trees, the Hôtel de Forbin and the Italian style façade of the Hôtel Maurel-de-Pontévès.
- The Mazarin quarter with the Hôtel de Caumont, the Arbaud Museum (collection of antique pottery),
the Granet Museum (fine art and archaeology), located in the former Palais de Malte.
- Other sites are the Law Courts, the Natural History Museum and the Town Hall. Boulegon Street (Paul Cézanne), the Old Aix Museum (history, folk art and traditions of Aix and the surrounding area), the old Archbishop's Palace and the Tapestry Museum.
- The fountains in Aix and the Sextius thermal baths contribute to the local decor.
- Other places to see: Luque Tower, rue Célony and the famous Pavillon Vendôme, Cours Sextius.
- A rich religious heritage with the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral , Chapelle des Pénitents…
To discover in the surrounding area
Many excursions are possible: "The Cézanne Road" with the "Black Château", Montagne Sainte-Victoire, Plateau du Cengle, spectacular view of Bimont Dam and Vauvenargues, quaint hilltop villages in the Lubéron, Arles, the Alpilles Range, "Pays d’Apt" and Cistercian abbeys of Sénanquen and Thoronet, Moustier -Sainte -Marie.
Shops and Services
All services and shops in the town centre.