Description
Departing from the Rotonde roundabout at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau, embark on a one-hour guided tour aboard a 100% electric tourist train that retraces the history of Aix-en-Provence's most famous painter, Paul Cezanne.
Comfortably seated on electric tourist train, the ‘In Cezanne’s footsteps” tour invites you to discover the key locations in Aix-en-Provence associated with Paul-Cezanne, the Provencal icon of modern painting. This tour covers the places that inspired Cezanne throughout his life.
It includes a 15-minute break at the Terrain des Peintres, facing Mount Sainte-Victoire. A true source of inspiration for Cezanne, it was in this green setting on the heights of Aix-en-Provence that the artist painted his most famous pictures. As you stroll through this open-air museum, you'll be able to admire several reproductions of paintings depicting Sainte Victoire, Cezanne's supreme muse.
The tour features scripted audio commentaries available in 8 languages, detailing Cezanne's life, his influences and the profound connections between his work and the city of Aix-en-Provence.
The commentary in French is broadcast directly over the loudspeakers, andeadphones are also available for non-French-speaking visitors.
➜ Duration: approximately 1 hour (including a 15-minute break at the Terrain des Peintres : passengers disembark from the train).
➜ Accessible to people with reduced mobility (including one carriage equipped with a ramp for wheelchair access)
⚠ ⚠ Regarding the transport of passengers in electric wheelchairs, only wheelchairs approved by the European Union may be brought on board. The train can accommodate only one electric wheelchair per trip due to the significant amount of space it takes up. ⚠⚠
Passengers should contact the driver in advance to verify that their wheelchair is compatible and to ensure the best possible accommodations.
➜ Tickets available on-site from the train driver or at the Tourist Office (from the holiday advisors or on the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office website).
