A Walk Around Parc Jourdan, Aix-En-Provence, France
Parc Jourdan is one of the city’s largest and most iconic parks. Located to the south of the city, the main access is on rue Anatole France, the other accesses are on avenue Jules Ferry, avenue Schuman and Camin d'Oc.
Its creation was decided in 1926 by the municipality Debazac, but it was only in 1929 that the municipality Joseph Jourdan acquired the land. The architects Couelle and Peslier were the two prime contractors for the development work started in 1932. It was in 1935 that the 4-hectare park took on the name of Joseph Jourdan Park.
In the lower part of the park, the entrance is through an imposing gate which opens onto an alley lined with lime trees leading to a mirror of water. The junction between the lower and upper parts is made by means of a monumental water staircase. Lawns surround the heights of Prouvènço, an 18th century country house housing the association of the same name which works for the promotion of Provençal.
LE PARC JOURDAN - AIX - EN - PROVENCE
Joli petit parc, en plein coeur de la ville.
Aix-en-Provence (BDR) : la déco fait salon au parc Jourdan
C’est un salon de la déco qui a lieu du 7 au 10 juin à Aix-en-Provence, la grande tendance déco pour les terrasses, les jardins et des conseils.
À Aix-en-Provence, la fontaine du parc Jourdan sera scénographiée par une grande marque Avignonnaise.
Intervenante : Virginie Dubois
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PARC JOURDAN (SUITE) - AIX-EN-PROVENCE
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Parc Jourdan Aix en Provence
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A Walk Down Cours Mirabeau, Aix-En-Provence, France
440 meters long and 42 meters wide, the Cours Mirabeau is one of the most popular and lively places in the town. It is lined with many cafés, one of the most famous being Les Deux Garçons and during its history frequented by famous French cultural figures such as Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola and Albert Camus.
The street has wide sidewalks planted with double rows of plane-trees. The Cours Mirabeau is decorated by fountains, the most notable of which is the Fontaine de la Rotonde , a large fountain that makes up a roundabout at one end of the street. The street also divides Aix into two portions, the Quartier Mazarin, or new town, which extends to the south and west, and the Ville comtale, or old town, which lies to the north with its wide but irregular streets and its old mansions dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
A Walk Around The Beautiful Town of Aix En Provence, France
Aix-en-Provence is a city and commune in Southern France, about 30 km (19 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix-en-Provence numbers approximately 143,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains.
The Cours Mirabeau is a wide thoroughfare, planted with double rows of plane trees, bordered by fine houses and decorated by fountains. It follows the line of the old city wall, and divides the town into two sections. The new town extends to the south and west; the old town, with its narrow, irregular streets and its old mansions dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, lies to the north. Situated on this avenue, which is lined on one side with banks and on the other with cafés, is the Deux Garçons, the most famous brasserie in Aix. Built in 1792, it was frequented by the likes of Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola and Ernest Hemingway.
The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour (Aix Cathedral) is situated to the north in the medieval part of Aix. Built on the site of a former Roman forum and an adjacent basilica, it contains a mixture of all styles from the 5th to the 17th century, including a richly decorated portal in the Gothic style with doors elaborately carved in walnut. The interior contains 16th-century tapestries, a 15th-century triptych, depicting King René and his wife on the side panels, as well as a Merovingian baptistery, its Renaissance dome supported by original Roman columns. The archbishop's palace (Palais de l'Archêveché) and a Romanesque cloister adjoin the cathedral on its south side. The Archbishopric of Aix is now shared with Arles.
Among its other public institutions, Aix also has the second most important Appeal Court (Palais de Justice) outside of Paris, located near the site of the former Palace of the Counts (Palais des Comtes) of Provence.
The Aix-en-Provence Town Hall (Hôtel de Ville), a building in the classical style of the middle of the 17th century, looks onto a picturesque square (Place de l'Hôtel de Ville). It contains some fine woodwork and tapestries. At its side rises a handsome clock-tower erected in 1510. Also on the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville is the former Corn Exchange (1759–1761) (Halle de Grains). This ornately decorated 18th-century building was designed by the Vallon brothers. Nearby are the remarkable thermal springs, containing lime and carbonic acid, that first drew the Romans to Aix and gave it the name Aquae Sextiae. A spa was built in 1705 near the remains of the ancient Roman baths of Sextius.
South of the Cours Mirabeau is the Quartier Mazarin. This residential district was constructed for the gentry of Aix by Archbishop Michele Mazzarino brother of Cardinal Jules Mazarin in the last half of the 17th century and contains several notable hôtels particuliers. The 13th-century church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte contains valuable pictures and a recently restored organ. Next to it is the Musée Granet, devoted to European painting and sculpture.
Aix is often referred to as the city of a thousand fountains. Among the most notable are the 17th-century Fontaine des Quatre Dauphins (Fountain of the Four Dolphins) in the Quartier Mazarin, designed by Jean-Claude Rambot, and three of the fountains down the central Cours Mirabeau: At the top, a 19th-century fountain depicts the good king René holding the Muscat grapes that he introduced to Provence in the 15th century; halfway down is a natural hot water fountain (34 °C), covered in moss, dating back to the Romans; and at the bottom at la Rotonde, the hub of modern Aix, stands a monumental fountain from 1860 beneath three giant statues representing art, justice and agriculture. In the older part of Aix, there are also fountains of note in the Place d'Albertas and the Place des Trois-Ormeaux.
A Walk Through Old Town (Vielle Ville) of Aix-En-Provence, France
Aix's Old Town is perfectly poised to seduce the visitor with its winding streets, craft shops, boutiques, restaurants, elegant squares, refreshing fountains, markets - and all steeped in centuries, if not millennia, of history.
The Old Town or Vieille Ville fans out from the Cours Mirabeau, on the opposite side of the boulevard from the Mazarin Quarter. And it presents a sharp contrast to the latter's neat grid-pattern layout, sedate atmosphere and homogenous architectural style.
In the Old Town's maze of narrow alleys and hidden squares, all is hustle and bustle and a real mix of periods. Aix reached its height of glory under the leadership of Good King René (1409-1480). But old is a catch-all term spanning everything from Roman times to the 19th century.
You can get a free fold-out map from the Aix en Provence Tourist Office with brief notes on the most important buildings, but probably the most enjoyable way to experience this part of the city is simply to wander where the mood takes you.
It's also an excellent opportunity to browse Aix's numerous colourful daily markets at various squares dotted around the Old Town (details below) and shop for everything from salt cod to rare antiquarian books.
La Rotonde, at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau, is a good place to start. From here, the first main sight you come across as you thread your way up through the back-streets is the place d'Albertas, a baroque/rococo square dating back to the mid 18th century with a superb fountain in the middle.
Often glamorously photographed, as in the picture, the square is, in reality, more dilapidated than it looks in the glossy tourist literature - but all the more full of character for it.
Just up the road, the large area known as the trois places (three squares - Verdun, Prêcheurs and Madeleine) has been the focus of an enormous - and very disruptive - three year long renovation project.
During this time various essential utility services were repaired and the entire space was redesgined and landscaped. Watch out for the glass tiles set in the pavement. Through them you can view the vestiges of mediaeval Aix uncovered by archeologists during the works. The project was finally completed in May 2019.
Among the historical buidings of interest here are the Palais de Justice (Law Courts), a monumental 19th century neo-classical pile that's France's most important Appeal Court after the one in Paris. Facing it is the Church of La Madeleine, a 13th century Dominican church with a 19th century facade.
Le Cercle au Parc Jourdan, le dimanche aprés midi.
A Walk Around The Fontaine de la Rotunde, Aix-En-Provence, France
It is located on the Place de la Rotonde, at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.
The Place de la Rotonde was built from 1840 to 1850. Ten years later, in 1860, Théophile de Tournadre designed this fountain.
It is 32 metre wide and 12 metre high. It is surrounded by bronze sculptures of twelve lions, sirens, swans, and angels on the backs of dolphins. At the top of the fountain are three sculptures of female figures presenting Justice (towards the Cours Mirabeau), Agriculture (towards Marseille) and the Fine Arts (towards Avignon). They were sculpted by Joseph-Marius Ramus (1805-1888), Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882) and Louis-Félix Chabaud (1824-1902).
The water first came from the Zola Canal built in 1854. In 1875, it came from the Verdon Canal. It now comes from the Canal de Provence.
Aix 25 ans, le film - 2ème partie : En attendant Guy au Parc Jourdan
Le 2 ème opus de la réunion des anciens erasmus réunis pour fêter les 25 ans de l'année universitaire 1989-90 à Aix en Provence et qui pour la plupart ont participé à l'aventure de la troupe théâtrale Cosmo dirigée par Irin Evans.
À Aix-en-Provence, il a plu deux fois plus qu’habituellement ce printemps
Des records comme s'il en pleuvait... En Provence, le printemps n'a sans doute jamais été aussi pluvieux et aussi peu ensoleillé. Les chiffres les plus impressionnants concernent la ville d'Aix-en-Provence. En trois mois, les Aixois ont connu 33 jours d'averses alors qu'en moyenne, ce chiffre n'atteint que 16 jours sur mars, avril et mai. Depuis 1959 et le début de ce type de mesures c'est un record. Et la commune des Bouches-du-Rhône a logiquement connu un taux de pluviométrie jamais atteint pour cette période : 295 mm en 90 jours. Plus du double des normales, qui se situent autour de 136 mm.
FIGURE LOCALE DE PROVENCE: Soline, étudiante à Aix
Si comme Soline, vous êtes étudiant(e) à Aix-en-Provence fraîchement débarqué(e) et que vous vous demandez quels sont les bons spots à petit budget, elle vous en dit plus sur:
Peut-être la croiserez vous au parc Jourdan ou au bar à tapas de la place Augustin.
Découvrez encore plus de bons plans sur Aix ici:
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Dans les paysages de Pierre-Albert Jourdan
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Parc de la Torse Aix en Provence
Douce Aix-en-Provence
A video montage dedicated to the 2010-2011 CSU group in Aix. We took the song Douce France sung by Charles Trenet and made our own version. I re-wrote the lyrics, , sang, and Josth and Hunter created the music and played guitar. Picture credit goes to the entire CSU group.
Il revient à ma mémoire
Des souvenirs familiers
Il y avait des temps noirs
Mais la plupart se sont bien passé
Sur le chemin du cours Mirabeau
Je chantais à pleine [G]voix
En train de visiter...
Pizza Capri et chez bechard
Douce France
Mais surtout Aix-en-Provence
Chere ville française de mon adolescence
Je te garderai dans mon cœur!
Ma chere ville, où les aixois ont du style
Dans les magasins où les prix
Seront toujours trop cher pour moi!
Oui je t'aime
Et je te donne ce poème
Oui je t'aime
En remerciant Caroline et Guy Alain
Douce France
Mais surtout Aix-en-Provence
Chere ville française de mon adolescence
Je te garderai dans mon cœur!
Mon village plein de fontaines et de bars
Où les enfants de mon âge
Se sont souvent bourré la geulle
Oui je t'aime
Et je te donne ce poème
Oui je t'aime
En remerciant Julie et Elio
J'ai connu des paysages
Comme cassis et rousillon
Au cours de lointains voyages
Et tout cela c'est grace à George
C'est sur que je n'oublirai jamais
Les aprèms au parc jourdan
Les weekends autour du marché
Ce bel parfum de lavande
Maximiliano Moro: Re-written lyrics, vocals
Hunter Wiley- Intro music/guitar
Josth Stenner-Guitar
Parc de la Torse - Aix-en-Provence - France (1080p HD drone)
Sky view from park.