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A low-angle view of a historic stone cathedral featuring a prominent Gothic bell tower with pinnacles, adjacent to older Romanesque-style walls with round and arched windows, under a clear blue sky with tree foliage in the corner.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Aix-en-Provence Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur)

5th-century cathedral blending Roman, Gothic, and Baroque...

Free

One line: The interior of a historic artist's studio featuring wooden furniture, a ladder, shelves with pottery, and a rope barrier indicating it is a preserved museum space.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Atelier de Cézanne

Cézanne’s 1954 museum studio in Aix-en-Provence

Free

A tall, narrow clock tower clad in dark grey slate tiles stands adjacent to a half-timbered house with yellow stucco and wooden beams, under a clear blue sky.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Maison de la Tour de l'Horloge

16th-century Gothic clock tower in Aix-en-Provence

The image shows the exterior of a classical stone building with red-framed windows, barred lower windows, and a central arched entrance; signage in front advertises a "PICASSO PICABIA" exhibition at "GRANET," indicating it is the Musée Granet in A

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Quartier Mazarin

17th-century district with elegant mansions

A wide, tree-lined urban boulevard with yellow stucco buildings featuring shuttered windows and wrought-iron balconies on the left, outdoor café seating under umbrellas, pedestrians, parked vehicles including a police van, and a paved pedestrian w

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cours Mirabeau

Tree-lined avenue with fountains and mansions

Free

A large, multi-tiered stone fountain with sculpted figures including lions at the base and two standing statues atop a central basin, set in an urban plaza with trees and buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Fontaine de la Rotonde

1860 Neo-classic fountain with bronze sculptures

Free

A wide landscape photograph showing a village nestled among dense green trees and rolling hills under a clear blue sky, with no prominent castle structure visible in the foreground or center.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château de la Tour d'Aigues

16th-century Renaissance ruins housing a faience museum

Free

The Hôtel de Ville of Aix-en-Provence and its clock tower

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)

18th-century ochre stone town hall with Baroque facade

Free

The image shows a small, semi-circular stone amphitheater or garden seating area surrounded by trees and typical Parisian apartment buildings with mansard roofs.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Jardin des Arènes

Roman amphitheatre ruins in Aix-en-Provence

A large, fortified stone castle with crenellated towers, arched windows, and a prominent double spiral staircase, set on a hillside surrounded by green trees and dry scrubland.

Aix-en-provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château de la Barben

1000-year-old castle in the Alpilles