The Three Elms Fountain, built over the well in 1632 after various earlier structures had been destroyed, is surrounded by three tall trees which protect the square from the sun and keep the water cool.
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In 1524 Constable Bourbon, leading the troops of Charles V, arrived in procession to take the key of the city from the provost Honoré de Puget. Bourbon's procession was to be acclaimed by the crowd, but when the provost asked a Provençal peasant to shout "Long Live Bourbon!" he refused.
Three elms stood there, all of them shading a small well, and the peasant was hanged on one of them. It is said that the elm died within a year.
As the fountain bears this name, it is likely that the...
Three elms stood there, all of them shading a small well, and the peasant was hanged on one of them. It is said that the elm died within a year.
As the fountain bears this name, it is likely that the...
