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| La Rotonde Fountain, Aix-en-Provence |
Today, we’re taking you to Aix-en-Provence, one of the stops on author Lois Winston's (and my) recent trip to the Mediterranean. Stop back over the next several Thursdays
to read about other stops on her(our) trip.
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One of the main boulevards of Aix-en-Provence, this one featured artwork
of local school children. |
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| Saint-Sauveur Cathedral |
Aix-en-Provence was the capital of Provence from the
12th century to the French Revolution. It’s a university town famous for its
music and literature as well as being the birthplace of artist Paul Cezanne.
The places and landscapes he painted are evident in the town and its nearby
countryside.
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| Mont Sainte Victoire by Paul Cezanne |
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| architectural detail of Saint-Sauveur Cathedral |
After Paris and Versailles, Aix-en-Provence has the
largest collection of Baroque architecture in France, as well as architecture
preserved from other centuries.
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| sculpture inside Saint-Sauveur Cathedral |
Saint-Sauveur Cathedral, for example, features
every architectural style from the 5th to the 17th centuries because those
cathedrals took forever to build. Amazingly, much of this fabulous architecture
has survived two world wars.
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