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440 meters long and 42 meters wide, the Cours Mirabeau is one of the most popular and lively places in the town. It is lined with many cafés, one of the most famous being Les Deux Garçons and during its history frequented by famous French cultural figures such as Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola and Albert Camus . The street has wide sidewalks ...
Jun 2023 • Couples. The Cours Mirabeau is the main strolling boulevard through the center of the old city in Aix. It is here where the Christmas markets take place as well as the weekly clothing markets on Saturdays. The boulevard is lined with lovely trees, with fountains scattered throughout the boulevard.
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Jul 21, 2023 · The round-shaped square opened in 1777 to give better access to the routes to Avignon and Marseille. Moreover, it confers upon Cours Mirabeau a “noble entry” in Aix. The current fountain at the centre of the square dates to 1860. It has a total diameter of 41 metres and a height of 12 metres.
Cours Mirabeau. No streetscape better epitomises Provence’s most graceful city than this 440m-long, fountain-studded street, sprinkled with Renaissance hôtels particuliers (private mansions) and crowned with a summertime roof of leafy plane trees. It was laid out in the 1650s and later named after the Revolutionary hero the Comte de Mirabeau.
Cours Mirabeau 13100 Aix-en-Provence. Getting there. 04 42 91 90 . www.aixenprovence.fr. 22 Jun. Created in 1846 by Félicien Agard, who owned a large part of the former Grands Carmes convent. Built on the plans of Pierre Pavillon in 1656, its broad flat façade is enlivened by the slight projection of each of its eight bays, which is ...
This was the first fountain built on the Cours and it is still fed by the spa water. At the top of Cours Mirabeau is King René's fountain, designed in 1819 by Pierre-Henri Revoil. The statue which adorns it is the work of David d'Angers. It shows Good King René‚ wearing the crown of the Counts of Provence, holding in his hands the sceptre ...
The Cours Mirabeau. The Cours Mirabeau is one of Europe's great boulevards. The first thing you're likely to see when you arrive, it cuts a dash of Parisian Left Bank chic and sophistication under the sun of Provence. On the south side, the 17th and 18th century houses are occupied today by banks and businesses.
