Aix-en-Provence

Aix-en-Provence is a city in the south of France. Located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, about 150,000 people live there.

 History 
Aix-en-Provence was founded by the Romans in 123 BC under the name of Aquae Sextiae. Since then, it stayed important as a crossroad between the Mediterranean Sea and Italy. The city used to be the capital of Provence, a historical French region.

Aix-en-Provence is known as the city of a thousand fountains. It is also home to one of France's oldest university, Aix-Marseille University, founded in 1409 by Louis II of Provence.

 Famous sites 
Some famous tourist attractions include

 Caumont Centre D'art
 Paul Cézanne's workshop
 Fontaine de la Rotonde
 Musée Granet
 Vieil Aix

Famous people from Aix-en-Provence
Paul Cézanne (d. 1906), painter

 Sister Cities 
This is a list of the sister cities of Aix-en-Provence.
 Ashkelon, Israel
 Baalbek, Lebanon
 Bamako, Mali
 Bath, United Kingdom
 Baton Rouge, United States
 Carthage, Tunisia
 Coimbra, Portugal
 Coral Gables, United States
 Granada, Spain
 Kumamoto, Japan
 Oujda, Morocco
 Pécs, Hungary
 Perugia, Italy
 Philadelphia, United States
 Tübingen, Germany

References

Attribution

Other websites

Aix en Provence Tourist office website 
Official site of the town Aix-en-Provence