Eurostar Destination Guide - Aix-En-Provence - Important Information and Sightseeing

Aix-en-Provence is a beautiful city approx 25km from exotic Marseille in France and is known for its old culture. To compare Left Bank to Paris is equivalent to comparing Ex-en-Provence to Provence. Since Middle Ages, the city has been a center of cultural activities and two main personalities painter Paul Cezanne and Novelist Emile Zola belong to this city.

The tourists office can be reached at Tel - +33 0442161161 and is called Aix-En-Provence Tourism situated at 2, Place du General de Gaulle. The main post office is situated at Place de l'Hotel de Ville fulfilling your most of the requirements during your trip to Aix.

The painter Cezanne is known all over the France. As you walk through the streets of Aix-en-Provence to see where Paul used to eat, play, paint and drink, you simply need to follow the Circuit de Cezanne, which is marked by footpath embedded bronze plaques with 'C' letter written on each of them.

Reaching Aix-en-Provence - To reach Aix-en-Provence from London, the best travel mode is traveling by Eurostar from London to Paris. There are direct Eurostar trains to Marseille as well but you can change from Paris to Aix-en-Provence by connecting trains TGV (Ax-enProvence TGV). The TGV connects Aix en Provence directly to London (Eurostar 2h15m from London to Paris and 3h from Paris to Aix-en-Provence by TGV), Amsterdam, Cologne and Milan. If your preferred mode of travel is by air, the nearest airport is Marseille Provence airport, which is 25kms from Aix-en-Provence. The telephone number of the airport is +33 (0) 442141414. By Car, the Motorway A7 - A46 & A8 should be taken, which is 780kms from Paris, 300kms from Lyon and 175kms from Nice. Second option by Car is Motorway A54 & A9, which is 150 km from Montpellier, 120 km from Nîmes and 80kms from Arles. The nearest bus station is Avenue de l'Europe.

Sightseeing in Aix-en-Provence - The major tourists attractions in Aix-en-Provence are The Cezanne Tour (which is for the main painter Paul Cezanne), The Paths of History Tour (which is for tours to discover the Aix region), shrines, chapels, castles and history, Itineraries of the The Heritage Roads (which is 5 tours and 4 walks to discover Land and Art de vivre), hilltops villages, nature tamed, land of energy and many Natural sites around Aix en Provence.

For staying in Aix-en-Provence, you have hotels, residences, campsites, guest houses and other rentals / accommodation available. Some of the places are Auberge de Jeunesse du Jas de Bouffan having a bar, tennis courts, bike shed and lots of summer BBQs, Camping Arc-en-Ciel, Hotel La Caravelle and Hotel des Quartre Dauphins. You have lot of options for eating and you have self catering cottages, group catering and youth hotels as well. Some of the best eating-places are le Zinc d'Hugo and Le Petit Verdot where menus start from €17 (dinner Mon - Sat). You are served with wine immediately you reach there and the staff will help you to choose from over 100 wine brands with the best possible dish to eat. The most of the food will be french style.

The best possible way to travel by Eurostar is to go to Marseille first, which takes about 50 minutes. For routes other than Eurostar, you need to go to TGV Station, which is approx 8kms from the city. There are frequent buses running between city and the TGV Train Station (half hourly) with a low fare (€3.70) and to Airport Marseille Provence (€7.90) between 4.40am to 10.30pm.

There are number of museums in Aix en Provence including, Granet Museum, Cezanne Studio, Arbaud Museum, Natural History Museum, Estienne de St-Jean Museum, Tapestry Museum, Cité du Livre, Vendome Pavilion, Sites & monuments and you will enjoy visiting them.

To know more about how to travel to Aix-en-Provence-France, one of the best Eurostar Destinations in France, please keep reading my future articles and travel guides.

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