Did you know that Aix-en-Provence enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine per year?

Did you know that Aix-en-Provence has earned the nicknames city of 1000 fountains and ville d’eau (city of water)? While I’ve never actually counted them all, it does seem that there is one around every corner to pause and admire.

The Mazarin Quarter of Aix-en-Provence dates from 1646 when the town’s ramparts were extended to the south to incorporate lands owned by the archbishop of Aix and the Order of Saint-Jean-de-Malte.