Aix has preserved an outstanding heritage which itself deserves a few days' stay. But it is also the
ideal base for roaming the surrounding areas of Provence which, in a radius of just a few kilometres,
offers the loveliest landscapes: the Calanques (deep rocky inlets), the Camargue, the Luberon and
the French Riviera.
Marseille and the Calanques
25 kilometres from Aix is Marseille, the regional capital 2600 years old,at the
crossroads of Mediterranean history...
Toward the french riviera As you head east along the rocky coast, with its blood-red rocks plummeting into the sea, the Maures and the Esterel announce the French Riviera.
Luberon and Avignon - Vaucluse
As you tour the villages and castles of the Luberon, you will come to the imposing ruins of the Tour d’Aigues castle, then the Loumarin castle, before reaching Apt, the centre of crystallised fruits...